ALL meanings of methodology
meth·od·ol·o·gy
M m - noun methodology A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. 1
- noun plural methodology a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences. 1
- noun plural methodology Philosophy. the underlying principles and rules of organization of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure. the study of the principles underlying the organization of the various sciences and the conduct of scientific inquiry. 1
- noun plural methodology Education. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them. 1
- noun methodology system, methods 1
- noun methodology principles 1
- noun Technical meaning of methodology 1. (programming) An organised, documented set of procedures and guidelines for one or more phases of the software life cycle, such as analysis or design. Many methodologies include a diagramming notation for documenting the results of the procedure; a step-by-step "cookbook" approach for carrying out the procedure; and an objective (ideally quantified) set of criteria for determining whether the results of the procedure are of acceptable quality. An example is The Yourdon methodology. 2. A pretentious way of saying "method". 1
- variable noun methodology A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for example for teaching or for carrying out research. 0
- noun methodology the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline 0
- noun methodology the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure 0
- noun methodology the science of method, or orderly arrangement; specif., the branch of logic concerned with the application of the principles of reasoning to scientific and philosophical inquiry 0
- noun methodology a system of methods, as in any particular science 0