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reductionism vs analysis

analysis vs reductionism

reductionism and analysis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reductionism Yes No No No
analysis Yes No No No
As nouns, analysis is a hypernym of reductionism; that is, analysis is a word with a broader meaning than reductionism:
  • reductionism: the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
  • analysis: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Other hypernyms of reductionism include analytic thinking.
reductionism (noun) analysis (noun)
a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents 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
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
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