analysis
analysis is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.
What does analysis mean?
- noun
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
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the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
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a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
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a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
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an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'