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meth·od·ol·o·gy
(mĕth′ə-dŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. meth·od·ol·o·gies
1.
a. 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: the methodology of genetic studies; a poll marred by faulty methodology.
b. The study or theoretical analysis of such working methods.
2. The branch of logic that deals with the general principles of the formation of knowledge.
meth′od·o·log′i·cal (mĕth′ə-də-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
meth′od·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
meth′od·ol′o·gist (-jĭst) adv.
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methodology
(ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ)n, pl -gies
1. the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline
2. (Philosophy) the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure
methodological adj
ˌmethodoˈlogically adv
ˌmethodˈologist n
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meth•od•ol•o•gy
(ˌmɛθ əˈdɒl ə dʒi)n., pl. -gies.
1. a set or system of methods, principles, and rules used in a given discipline.
2. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them.
[1790–1800; < New Latin]
meth`od•o•log′i•cal (-dlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
meth`od•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
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methodology
1. the science of method or orderly arrangement and classification.
2. any system created to impose order. See also logic. — methodological, adj.
See also: Classification2. any system created to impose order. See also logic. — methodological, adj.
1. the science of method or orderly arrangement and classiflcation.
2. any system created to impose order. See also logic. — methodological, adj.
See also: Order and Disorder2. any system created to impose order. See also logic. — methodological, adj.
a division of logic devoted to the application of reasoning to science and philosophy. See also classification; order and disorder. — methodological, adj.
See also: Logic-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() epistemology - the philosophical theory of knowledge |
2. | methodology - the system of methods followed in a particular discipline method - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) scientific method - a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
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methodology
noun practice, style, approach, technique, mode, modus operandi Teaching methodologies vary according to the topic.
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methodology
n → Methodik f, → Methodologie f
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