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ANALYSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analysis"):
anatomy (a detailed analysis)
case study (a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view)
chemical analysis; qualitative analysis (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)
cost analysis (breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately)
dissection (detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work))
fundamental analysis; fundamentals analysis ((stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy)
technical analysis; technical analysis of stock trends ((stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes)
Derivation:
analytical (using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles))
analyze (break down into components or essential features)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
psychotherapy (the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means)
Domain member category:
penis envy ((psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity)
death instinct; death wish; Thanatos ((psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die)
libidinal energy ((psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido)
cathexis; charge ((psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object)
acathexis ((psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual)
psychosexual development ((psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage)
anaclisis ((psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure)
castration anxiety ((psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women)
anal phase; anal stage ((psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned)
genital phase; genital stage ((psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity)
latency period; latency phase; latency stage ((psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities)
oral phase; oral stage ((psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting)
phallic phase; phallic stage ((psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure)
abreact (discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization)
anal; anal retentive (a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.)
oral (a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression)
cathectic (of or relating to cathexis)
abreaction; catharsis; katharsis ((psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions)
anal personality; anal retentive personality ((psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training))
genital personality ((psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives)
oral personality ((psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development)
ego ((psychoanalysis) the conscious mind)
superego ((psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience)
id ((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)
introjection ((psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego)
pleasure-pain principle; pleasure-unpleasure principle; pleasure principle ((psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality)
reality principle ((psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it)
introject ((psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized)
ego ideal ((psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives)
imago ((psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood)
condensation ((psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams)
transference ((psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst)
latent content ((psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream)
complex ((psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior)
libido ((psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analysis"):
hypnoanalysis (the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis)
Derivation:
analyze (subject to psychoanalytic treatment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Synonyms:
analysis; analytic thinking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analysis"):
breakdown; partitioning (an analysis into mutually exclusive categories)
cost-benefit analysis (an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs)
dissection (a minute and critical analysis)
elimination; reasoning by elimination (analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives)
reductionism (the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents)
systems analysis (analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts)
trend analysis (analysis of changes over time)
Antonym:
synthesis (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
Derivation:
analytic; analytical (using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles))
analyze (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
calculus; infinitesimal calculus (the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analysis"):
Fourier analysis; harmonic analysis (analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components)
Derivation:
analytic (using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
criticism; literary criticism (a written evaluation of a work of literature)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., 'the father of the bride' instead of 'the bride's father'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("analysis" is a kind of...):
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Context examples:
The position of the atoms can be reconstructed using computerized analysis of the diffraction pattern.
(Atomic Resolution X-Ray Crystallography, NCI Thesaurus)
The significance level for the detection p-value in an absolute analysis.
(Alpha1 Significance, NCI Thesaurus)
A study design which includes a prospectively planned opportunity for modification of one or more specified aspects of the study design and/or hypotheses based on analysis of data, usually interim data.
(Adaptive Design, NCI Thesaurus)
Based upon sequence analysis the AIM1 protein appears to be a member of the beta-gamma crystallin superfamily.
(Absent in Melanoma 1, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)
The recent findings are based on an analysis of data taken by 50 research cruises that gathered more than 100,000 water samples.
(Global ocean is absorbing more carbon from fossil fuel emissions, NOAA)
The second significance level for the detection p-value in an absolute analysis.
(Alpha2 Significance, NCI Thesaurus)
A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to the analysis of a dataset.
(Analysis Dataset Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A qualitative or quantitative analysis performed to determine the amount of a particular constituent in a sample or the biological or pharmacological potency of a drug.
(Assay, NCI Thesaurus)
Any device designed to perform an analysis.
(Analyzer Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A quantitative analysis of a toxic substance.
(Analytical Toxicology, NCI Thesaurus)
