methodology
a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
Philosophy.
the underlying principles and rules of organization of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure.
the study of the principles underlying the organization of the various sciences and the conduct of scientific inquiry.
Education. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them.
Origin of methodology
1Other words from methodology
- meth·od·o·log·i·cal [meth-uh-dl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌmɛθ ə dlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- meth·od·ol·o·gist, noun
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How to use methodology in a sentence
If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause these ingredients are so new, we need new methodologies just to evaluate them.
The alternatives offered are minor fixes, taking existing production, distribution, and consumption methodologies for granted.
You are right: we do not lay out any profitable methodologies at all.
Authors Dubner and Levitt Discuss Freakonomics | Daily Beast Promotions | September 14, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTMethodologies for estimates of this type are approximate at best.
In modern society we have many cults, religions and methodologies which have mental discipline as their goal.
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British Dictionary definitions for methodology
/ (ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ) /
the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline
the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure
Derived forms of methodology
- methodological (ˌmɛθədəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- methodologically, adverb
- methodologist, noun
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