metamethods

Noun

metamethod (countable and uncountable, plural metamethods)

1. A method belonging to a metatable.
2. (countable) A theme or principle of methodology.
   • For convenience, when specifically discussing background ideas that ground methods, we will use the term metamethods. […] Theories are about the empirical phenomena in a specific subject area, and methods are the procedures used to generate or capture these phenomena; by contrast, metatheories and...2013, Willis F. Overton, Ulrich Müller, “2: Metatheories, Theories, and Concepts in the Study of Development”, in Irving B. Weiner, Richard M. Lerner, M. Ann Easterbrooks, Jayanthi Mistry, editors...
3. (uncountable) Methodology itself.
   • The primary function of metatheory—including metamethod—is to provide a rich source of concepts out of which theories and methods emerge.2013, Willis F. Overton, Ulrich Müller, “2: Metatheories, Theories, and Concepts in the Study of Development”, in Irving B. Weiner, Richard M. Lerner, M. Ann Easterbrooks, Jayanthi Mistry, editors...