Methodology

What do we mean by 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. 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

A branch of logic whose office it is to show how the abstract principles of the science are to be applied to the production of knowledge; the doctrine of definition and division; in a broader sense, the science of method in scientific procedure. noun

A treatise on method. noun

The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method. noun

The study of methods used in a field. noun

A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field. noun

The implementation of such methods etc. noun

The branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline noun

The system of methods followed in a particular discipline noun

(originally science) The study of methods used in a field.

A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.

The implementation of such methods etc.

Verb form of the noun "methodology." Methodology is defined as: 1. a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences. 2. Philosophy. a. the underlying principles and rules of organization of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure. b. the study of the principles underlying the organization of the various sciences and the conduct of scientific inquiry. 3. Education. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them. To methodologize is to perform any of the above definitions. Urban Dictionary

No one has a clue what this means. Companies use the term to make themselves look organized and modern, employees use it because companies do. Many companies who claim to use agile actually use the waterfall approach and do not know the difference. Urban Dictionary

An agile methodology primarily used for software application development related projects where you talk more about what you are going to do and spend less time actually doing it. Urban Dictionary

The philosophy that natural phenomena should be explained with naturalistic explanations when doing science. In contrast with metaphysical naturalism, it does not commit one to ruling out the existence of the supernatural. Urban Dictionary

The practice of exercising ignorance and idiotic actions by a person, institution, organization, community, etc. Urban Dictionary

A work-group paradigm for software engineers where all the people in your work-group sit near each other, and little or no official documentation is required in the written code. This is to get working code out faster in order to keep pace with the competition. Urban Dictionary

* The Nicastro Methodology (named for a small town in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy) is the methodology whereby one does not read any of the descriptions/instructions in the email itself, but forges right ahead into whatever action is required (in this case going to the link). It is usually followed by follow-up texts to the author asking 3 to 4 questions - all of which are answered in the original e-mail. Consideration is given to this methodology by acknowledging that it is going to happen anyway and posting the link first and foremost in the email. The virtue of reading this far is indicative that you do not subscribe to this methodology. Urban Dictionary

A fake buzzword you throw into a technology conversation to test if someone really knows what they are talking about Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to methodology:
methodology, meteorology.

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Words that rhyme with methodology:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe methodology:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective methodology:
drug, subjects, congresses, data, participants, handbooks, addresses, details, study, interviews.

Words that sound like methodology:
methodology, methodologies, mythology, mythologie, hematology, haematology, narratology, mateology, misology, ethnomethodology.