methodology
/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi//ˌmɛθ.əˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
methodology noun: the study of methods used in a field.
Noun
methodology (countable and uncountable, plural methodologies)
- The study of methods used in a field.
- research methodology
- In doing so it will describe two metatheories of scientific thought regarding the nature of methodology and epistemology in social science.1988, Donald T. Campbell, Methodology and Epistemology for Social Sciences: Selected Papers, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN
- A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
- agile methodology
- For example, an agile methodology should promote the frequent delivery of working systems rather than a single big bang delivery.2006, John Hunt, Agile Software Construction, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 12
- The implementation of such methods etc.
methodology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
methodology in Hindi
- a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
- कार्यपद्धति kāryapaddhati, कार्यविधि kāryavidhi, कार्यप्रणाली kāryapraṇālī
methodology in Tamil
- ஆராய்ச்சி முறையியல், ஆராய்ச்சி முறை, செய்முறை, செயல் நுட்ப இயல், செயல்முறையியல், ஒழுங்குமுறையியல்
methodology in Marathi
- कार्यपद्धती, पद्धतपद्धती
methodology in Bengali
- the study of methods used in a field
- প্রণালীবিদ্যা pronalibidda
More languagesFewer languages
- methodology in Telugu
- మెథడాలజీ
- methodology in Malayalam
- പ്രവർത്തനസമ്പ്രദായം
- methodology in Kannada
- ಕ್ರಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ವಿಧಾನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ರೀತಿ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಕ್ರಮಾನುಸರಣೆ
- methodology in Punjabi
- ਢੰਗ-ਵਿਧੀ
- methodology in Gujarati
- કાર્યપદ્ધતિ
- methodology in Arabic
- مَنْهَج manhaj
- methodology in Malay
- perkaedahan, metodologi
- methodology in Indonesian
- metodologi
- methodology in Persian
- روششناسی raveš-šenâsi
Examples of methodology in a sentence
- It is well established that this methodology is problematic.
- Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.
- The third pair of presuppositions concerns methodology: methodological individualism or atomicism versus holism or organicism.
Synonyms of methodology
Forms of methodology
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Origin of methodology
From French méthodologie. By surface analysis, method + -ology.
Words formed from methodology
Questions about methodology
- What does methodology mean?
- Methodology means the study of methods used in a field.
- What is methodology in Hindi?
- Methodology in Hindi is कार्यपद्धति (kāryapaddhati), कार्यविधि (kāryavidhi), कार्यप्रणाली (kāryapraṇālī). See Methodology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is methodology?
- Methodology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce methodology?
- Methodology is pronounced /ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of methodology?
- The plural of methodology is methodologies.
Words near methodology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: methodology (page history and authors); methodology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodology (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); methodology (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); methodology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodology (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); methodology (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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