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methodology

noun
meth·​od·​ol·​o·​gy | \ ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē How to pronounce methodology (audio) \
plural methodologies

Definition of methodology

1 : a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures demonstrating library research methodology the issue is massive revision of teaching methodology— Bob Samples
2 : the analysis of the principles or procedures of inquiry in a particular field

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Methodology and Science

The methodology employed in an experiment is essential to its success, and bad methodology has spoiled thousands of research projects. So whenever a piece of research is published in a scientific or medical journal, the researchers always carefully describe their methodology; otherwise, other scientists couldn't possibly judge the quality of what they've done.

Examples of methodology in a Sentence

He blamed the failure of their research on poor methodology. for solving crossword puzzles my usual methodology is to begin by filling in all of the answers I'm reasonably sure of
Recent Examples on the Web That said, throwing out these prices makes for crude methodology. Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 President Biden’s nominee for Census Bureau director, Robert Santos, is the chief methodologist and a vice president at the Urban Institute and had an advisory role on the report’s methodology. Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 Simplot has shown success with this methodology on potatoes, reports Gretchen Parsons for BoiseDev. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021 Original data and further methodology can be found on the Union-Tribune’s GitHub page. San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021 Here's another example of the study's less than honorable methodology. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2021 The researchers used US Department of Agriculture methodology to differentiate between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021 The final phase of the transition, according to Herd’s theory, is the further migration of this remote-first methodology from tech to other economic sectors. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 His scholarly research centers on political behavior and methodology. Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2021

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First Known Use of methodology

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for methodology

New Latin methodologia, from Latin methodus + -logia -logy

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“Methodology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methodology. Accessed 13 Nov. 2021.

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methodology

noun

English Language Learners Definition of methodology

: a set of methods, rules, or ideas that are important in a science or art : a particular procedure or set of procedures

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