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Analysis   /ənˈæləsəs/  /ənˈælɪsɪs/   Listen
Analysis

noun
(pl. analyses)
1.
An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.
2.
The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.  Synonym: analytic thinking.  Antonym: synthesis.
3.
A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
4.
The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., 'the father of the bride' instead of 'the bride's father'.
5.
A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.
6.
A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.  Synonyms: depth psychology, psychoanalysis.



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"Analysis" Quotes from Famous Books



... money he valued recognition. If he had to make choice between a large income and a large reputation, he would unhesitatingly choose a large reputation. He longed to hear Hinde admitting that he had been mistaken in John's quality. Indeed, in the last analysis, it seemed that more than money and more than general recognition, he craved for recognition from Hinde. He wished to see Hinde coming to him in ...
— The Foolish Lovers • St. John G. Ervine
... Mr. Barry's printed analysis, or description of these pictures, he speaks of Johnson's character in the highest terms. BOSWELL. Barry, in one of his pictures, placed Johnson between the two beautiful duchesses of Rutland and Devonshire, pointing ...
— Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) • Boswell
... in the wildest ecstasy. Walden, less demonstrative, was far more moved. Something quite new and strange to his long fixed habit and temperament had insidiously crept over him,—and being well accustomed to self-analysis, he was conscious of the fact, and uneasy at finding himself in the grip of an emotion to which he could give no name. Therefore, he was glad when,—the music being ended, and when he had expressed his more or less incoherent praise and thanks to Cicely for the delight her wonderful gift had afforded ...
— God's Good Man • Marie Corelli
... solubility. You ought not to have carried this loose in your pocket. For legal purposes that would seriously interfere with its value as evidence. Bodies that are suspected of containing poison should be carefully isolated and preserved from contact with anything that might lead to doubt in the analysis. It doesn't matter much to us, as this analysis is only for our own information and we can satisfy ourselves as to the state of your pocket. But bear the rule ...
— The Mystery of 31 New Inn • R. Austin Freeman
... such physical blots. For the moral I cannot say. But I have learned, I hope, not to be too fastidious—I mean so as to be unjust to the whole because of the part. The impression made by a whole is just as true as the result of an analysis, and is greater and more valuable in every respect. If we rejoice in the beauty of the whole, the other is sufficiently forgotten. For moral ugliness, it ceases to distress in proportion as we labour to remove ...
— Robert Falconer • George MacDonald


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