Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A body of practices, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline or engage in an inquiry; a set of working methods.
- noun The study or theoretical analysis of such working methods.
- noun The branch of logic that deals with the general principles of the formation of knowledge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A branch of logic whose office it is to show how the abstract principles of the science are to be applied to the production of knowledge; the doctrine of definition and division; in a broader sense, the science of method in scientific procedure.
- noun A treatise on method.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
study of methods used in a field. - noun proscribed A
collection ofmethods ,practices ,procedures andrules used by those who work in some field. - noun The
implementation of such methods etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
- noun the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
Etymologies
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Examples
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Howard: What in the hell kind of methodology is that, and what would it prove?
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There are other factors involved, of course, but when making comparisons over a 40 year stretch the differences in methodology should be kept in mind.
The Productivity Story, Continued, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It is this negative aspect that permeates the literature on lockstep activities in methodology books.
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Of course there has to be trust that the methodology is rigorous.
Study: points influence consumer perceptions! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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It is this negative aspect that permeates the literature on lockstep activities in methodology books.
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This article came from the Mexican press and, although the methodology is not detailed, clearly argues differently.
Most victims of violent crime in Mexico not connected with narcotics 2009
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The methodology is explained in this page and through this tool, people can send their secret follower messages, and anyone can also check out their own present.
Global Voices in English » Colombia: Love and Friendship day in Online times 2009
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Eh? Well, perhaps, if your methodology is to exclude the larger part of Medicare from your definition of "Medicare".
The Budget Debate, VII, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This article came from the Mexican press and, although the methodology is not detailed, clearly argues differently.
Most victims of violent crime in Mexico not connected with narcotics 2009
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His methodology is to take as his starting point contemporary developments in society and culture, then he listens to the solutions offered my his fellow theologians before returning to a critical examination of Scripture and Tradition for pointers to a solution.
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