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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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has not found evidence to support this link, but its methodology differed from the IARC’s.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Selzer has a historically great pulse of Iowa, thanks to her thorough methodology, according to RealClear Polling.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Methodology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methodology. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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