Definition of methodology
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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 — Bob Samples
2 : the analysis of the principles or procedures of inquiry in a particular field
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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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Critics dispute the methodology of that study, by the National Economic Research Associates.
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Officials with All Home, the committee that organizes the count, have stressed that the numbers are, in the end, estimates, and differences in methodology make comparisons to last year difficult.
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Kobach criticized the methodology in the GAO report and said 2008 and 2012 are not comparable because there was no statewide election in 2012 that mobilized get-out-the-vote efforts.
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For more survey results, tips on building your credit and the complete study methodology, check out the full study.
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A 2013 GAO report found that Brand USA had not devised a plan to measure its performance with specific timeframes, methodologies, and data sources to evaluate progress to its long-term mission.
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The two population trackers use slightly different methodologies.
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Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, certain eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.
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At the methodology's core is an understanding of the ways markets tend toward improbable disasters, impelled by the self-referential behavior of investors.
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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.
Origin and Etymology of methodology
New Latin methodologia, from Latin methodus + -logia -logy
First Known Use: 1800
METHODOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of methodology for English Language Learners
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: a set of methods, rules, or ideas that are important in a science or art : a particular procedure or set of procedures
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