methodology
noun
meth·od·ol·o·gy ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē 
plural methodologies
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
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: 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.
Synonyms
- course
- line
- policy
- procedure
- program
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Example Sentences
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 This investment methodology has enabled the venture fund to provide top decile returns to investors and grow their fund to $1.5B in capital. Sergei Revzin And Vadim Revzin, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 His scholarly research and writings cover topics on polling methodology, voting behavior, and sampling techniques. Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022 These aren’t the first efforts to make use of wearables to monitor mood — Amazon’s Halo wristbands, for example, can monitor tone of voice, which itself is a methodology being tackled by many other companies. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 These surveys measure streaming, airplay and sales using the same methodology as the all-genre Hot 100. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 The alternative to Agile is the waterfall methodology that has been around for decades. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 This paradox of niche and mass is one way to frame Mr. Jacobs’s methodology these days. Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 28 June 2022 Seven years later, the Ames Laboratory conducted another study, known as Ames II, using the same methodology and reported false positive error rates for bullet and cartridge case comparisons of less than 1 percent. David L. Faigman, Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American, 25 May 2022 Using the same methodology, Georgia’s two-and-a-half-month gas-tax holiday will save drivers $23, and Maryland’s 30-day holiday will save $14. Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Sergei Revzin And Vadim Revzin, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 His scholarly research and writings cover topics on polling methodology, voting behavior, and sampling techniques. Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022 These aren’t the first efforts to make use of wearables to monitor mood — Amazon’s Halo wristbands, for example, can monitor tone of voice, which itself is a methodology being tackled by many other companies. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 These surveys measure streaming, airplay and sales using the same methodology as the all-genre Hot 100. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 The alternative to Agile is the waterfall methodology that has been around for decades. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 This paradox of niche and mass is one way to frame Mr. Jacobs’s methodology these days. Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 28 June 2022 Seven years later, the Ames Laboratory conducted another study, known as Ames II, using the same methodology and reported false positive error rates for bullet and cartridge case comparisons of less than 1 percent. David L. Faigman, Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American, 25 May 2022 Using the same methodology, Georgia’s two-and-a-half-month gas-tax holiday will save drivers $23, and Maryland’s 30-day holiday will save $14. Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin methodologia, from Latin methodus + -logia -logy
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1
methodologies
noun
1
as in procedures
a way of acting or proceeding for solving crossword puzzles my usual methodology is to begin by filling in all of the answers I'm reasonably sure of Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- procedures
- methods
- policies
- strategies
- programs
- approaches
- courses
- plans
- schemes
- purposes
- intentions
- lines
- designs
- blueprints
- intents
- directions
- paths
- pathways
- tacks
2
as in methods
the means or procedure for doing something other cardiologists have questioned the methodology that was used to conduct the study Synonyms & Similar Words
- methods
- approaches
- strategies
- techniques
- ways
- systems
- tactics
- manners
- recipes
- styles
- forms
- plans
- fashions
- policies
- programs
- processes
- modes
- tacks
- models
- practices
- hows
- schemes
- blueprints
- designs
- routes
- steps
- layouts
- routines
- games
- plots
- expedients
- shifts
- moves
- intrigues
- ground plans
- game plans
- modi operandi
- practises
- lines