| analysis | |
| 1. n. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.). | |
| 2. n. The result of such a process. | |
| 3. n. (mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals. | |
| 4. n. (logic) Proof by deduction from known truths. | |
| 5. n. (chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process. | |
| 6. n. (music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises. | |
| 7. n. (psychology) Psychoanalysis. | |
