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METHODOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of methods followed in a particular discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("methodology" is a kind of...):
method (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "methodology"):
scientific method (a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses)
Derivation:
methodological (relating to the methodology of some discipline)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
Synonyms:
methodological analysis; methodology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("methodology" is a kind of...):
epistemology (the philosophical theory of knowledge)
Derivation:
methodological (relating to the methodology of some discipline)
