ANALYSIS

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

• investigating  18
• investigation  17

• anatomy  12
• case study
• chemical analysis
• qualitative analysis
• • cost analysis
  • dissection  13
  • fundamental analysis
  • fundamentals analysis
  • technical analysis
  • technical analysis of stock trends
  • swot analysis
  • swot matrix
  • business environment analysis
  • business environmental analysis
  • environmental business analysis
  • situation analysis
  • variance analysis
  • internal analysis
  • financial analysis
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The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• analytic thinking

• abstract thought
• logical thinking
• reasoning  10

• breakdown  19
• partitioning  15
• cost-benefit analysis
• dissection  13
• • elimination  13
  • reasoning by elimination
  • reductionism  17
  • systems analysis
  • trend analysis
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• synthesis  15

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

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

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

• calculus  12
• infinitesimal calculus

• fourier analysis
• harmonic analysis

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

Example: "His physician recommended psychoanalysis"

• depth psychology
• psychoanalysis  27

• psychotherapy  31

• hypnoanalysis  24