methodology

[meth-uh-dol-uh-jee]

noun, plural meth·od·ol·o·gies.

a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
Philosophy.
1. the underlying principles and rules of organization of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure.
2. 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

From the New Latin word methodologia, dating back to 1790–1800. See method, -o-, -logy

Related formsmeth·od·o·log·i·cal

[meth-uh-dl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌmɛθ ə dlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivemeth·od·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbmeth·od·ol·o·gist, noun

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Two independent experts who looked at the study for Time found it “weak and methodologically flawed.”
Home Births Under Fire
Jennifer Block
October 2, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for methodologically

methodology

noun plural -gies

the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline
the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure

Derived Formsmethodological (ˌmɛθədəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivemethodologically, adverbmethodologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for methodologically

methodology

1800, from French méthodologie or directly from Modern Latin methodologia; see method + -ology.