Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
Psychoanalysis.
The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.
The result of such a process.
Proof by deduction from known truths.
The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.