analysis

A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.

“his physician recommended psychoanalysis”

The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.

A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.

A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.

An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.

The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'.