methodologicallyadv.
/ˌmɛθədəˈlɒdʒᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛθədəˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/ In a methodological manner or respect.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [adverb] > in a methodological manner
methodologically1893
1893 Philos. Rev. 2 598 It has greatly increased our knowledge, and it is methodologically important.
1894 W. James Coll. Ess. & Rev. (1920) 344 It seems as if ‘methodologically’ the crudest cerebralistic theories..lead in a more healthy direction than this contented resignation.
1936 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 93 29 By using the term evaluation as a fundamental term, we bridge methodologically and linguistically the exact sciences with other sciences, psychiatry included.
1941 J. C. Ransom New Crit. ii. 208 In my mind Dante's beliefs are very bold speculations at which the accusing finger has pointed steadily for a long time now, but substantively are better grounded, and methodologically far more consistent, than Shelley's beliefs.
1964 J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 471/1 Methodologically the term [sc. non-empirical] is used to describe all methods of acquiring belief other than those of positive science.
1972 Computers & Humanities 7 86 When one kind of analysis is conveniently included in the package but a more methodologically sound analysis is not, inappropriate analysis may result.
1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 23 Nov. 5/2 Geography and history are quite different methodologically, as are economics or sociology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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