a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
the combination of ideas into a complex whole
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
