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.
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
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For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 30 Jan. 2025
All of Health's awards programs have a unique testing and assessment methodology.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
To estimate the influence of immigration, Culhane devised a crude methodology using the outsize increases in states known to have received large numbers of immigrants and the unusually large increases in Latino and family homelessness.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
This metric's methodology was not attached to Trump's message on Truth Social.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 30 Jan. 2025
All of Health's awards programs have a unique testing and assessment methodology.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
To estimate the influence of immigration, Culhane devised a crude methodology using the outsize increases in states known to have received large numbers of immigrants and the unusually large increases in Latino and family homelessness.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
This metric's methodology was not attached to Trump's message on Truth Social.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Methodology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methodology. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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