Definition of "methodology" []

• A body of practices, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline or engage in an inquiry; a set of working methods: the methodology of genetic studies; a poll marred by faulty methodology. (noun)
• The study or theoretical analysis of such working methods. (noun)
• The branch of logic that deals with the general principles of the formation of knowledge. (noun)
• Usage Problem Means, technique, or procedure; method. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Howard: What in the hell kind of methodology is that, and what would it prove?"
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• "This article came from the Mexican press and, although the methodology is not detailed, clearly argues differently."