Definition of Methodology

1. Noun. The branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline.

Exact synonyms: Methodological Analysis
Generic synonyms: Epistemology
Derivative terms: Methodological

2. Noun. The system of methods followed in a particular discipline.
Generic synonyms: Method
Specialized synonyms: Scientific Method
Derivative terms: Methodological

Definition of Methodology

1. n. The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.

Definition of Methodology

1. Noun. The study of methods used in a field. ¹

2. Noun. (proscribed) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field. ¹

3. Noun. The implementation of such methods etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Methodology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Methodology

1. The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methodology

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methodizations
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methodologically
methodologies
methodologist
methodologists
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Literary usage of Methodology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey by OECD Staff (2004)
"The IMF methodology of fiscal monitoring The main pillar of the Stand-By Agreement with ... A detailed fiscal monitoring methodology has been defined.1 The ..."

2. Denmark by OECD Staff (2006)
"ANNEX E Methodology Definition of the analytical framework The methodology ... The methodology is based on the OECD framework for examining e-government ..."

3. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"The phases of general methodology.—The general method of scientific sociology has three phases: generalized description, classification, and the formation ..."

4. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"This appendix describes the methodology adopted for calculating generation costs ... More details on the methodology and its application may be found in the ..."

5. Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic by William Hamilton (1860)
"SECTION IL —METHOD IN SPECIAL, OR LOGICAL Methodology. I.— DOCTRINE OF DEFINITION. GENTLEMEN, — "We concluded, in our last Lecture, the consideration of ..."

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