METHODOLOGY

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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)

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)