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method

/ˈmɛθ.əd/
meth · od

Adverb:methodically
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Plural:methods
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Adjective:methodical
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1

A particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.

Example

"The researchers employed a rigorous scientific method to ensure their experimental results were accurate."


2

The quality of being well organized and systematic in thought or behavior.

Example

"Despite the apparent chaos in his artistic process, there was a definite method to his madness."


3

A programmed procedure or function that is associated with an object and defined within a class in object-oriented computer programming.

Example

"The developer called a built-in method to quickly sort the array of numbers in descending order."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Latin methodus, meaning 'way of teaching or going', which derives from the Greek word methodos ('scientific inquiry, method of inquiry'), formed from meta- ('after, behind') + hodos ('a traveling, way').

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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