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noun

a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.

a manner or mode of procedure, especially an orderly, logical, or systematic way of instruction, inquiry, investigation, experiment, presentation, etc.: the empirical method of inquiry.

order or system in doing anything: to work with method.

orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.

the Method. Also called Stanislavski Method, Stanislavski System. a theory and technique of acting in which the performer identifies with the character to be portrayed and renders the part in a naturalistic, nondeclamatory, and highly individualized manner.

adjective

(usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or employing the Method: a Method actor; Method acting.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English: medical procedure < Latin methodus < Greek méthodos systematic course, equivalent to met- meta- + hodós way, road

Related forms

meth·od·less, adjective

an·ti·meth·od, adjective

Synonyms
1, 2. means, technique. Method, mode, way imply a manner in which a thing is done or in which it happens. Method refers to a settled kind of procedure, usually according to a definite, established, logical, or systematic plan: the open-hearth method of making steel; one method of solving a problem. Mode is a more formal word that implies a customary or characteristic fashion of doing something: Kangaroos have a peculiar mode of carrying their young. Way, a word in popular use for the general idea, is equivalent to various more specific words: someone's way (manner) of walking; the best way (method) of rapid calculating; the way (mode) of holding a pen. 4. disposition.

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Reach students using their preferred method of communication-and in their preferred language.

The content is delivered one-on-one to the student with the type of remedial and alternative method teaching programmed in.

The former method requires wildlife workers to find, compare and count tiger paw prints.

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Reach students using their preferred method of communication-and in their preferred language.

The content is delivered one-on-one to the student with the type of remedial and alternative method teaching programmed in.

The former method requires wildlife workers to find, compare and count tiger paw prints.

So, you're saying that the scientific method is a good tool to use in evaluating science.

Limit one entry per envelope and limit one entry per person/ per day regardless of method of entry.

Use a tighter-than-usual spacing method for seedlings so that plants will support each other and protect foliage from sunburn.

So next time your little one is stacking play blocks into the dishwasher, remember that there's a method to their madness.

At presnt there is not any good method for ranking teachers.

The method of using databases of local population as a simple method of counting people is precise and much less expensive.

Sloppy male kissers may have a method behind their messiness.

Moseley's work provided a method that could be used to determine exactly how many empty spaces remained in the periodic table.

The method may be harsh, but the yield is precious-the chemical biography of a cave bear.

Since this method cuts right through leaves, it's best done on small-leafed plants, where damage is less noticeable.

Often, it's based on a suspicion of the scientific community and the scientific method.

It aims to develop a cutting-edge method for monitoring pollution in ports.

But the organic method would still be attractive if the premium were lower.

Unfortunately this method takes an investment of time.

The scientific method brings us face to face with reality.

Frustrated, he did what no one had thought of before, he set about reforming the entire world's method of telling time.

Begin using either method in the third winter, and repeat yearly thereafter.

Not surprisingly, he favors the use of computer games and simulations as the proper pedagogical method for digital natives.

If their method works on an industrial scale it will have two benefits.

Another method of dealing with bad light is to work with it.

Also perhaps he could counter our points with some specifics based on his extensive knowledge of the scientific method.

Adams says his method is more efficient than previous similar attempts.

Layering is a propagation method that encourages new roots to form on branches still attached to the parent plant.

Anyone who knows the encoding method can read the information.

Another method to get around this problem would be differences in differences.

Which method will generate the best price for the seller depends on how many bidders take part and how well informed they are.

The method favors detection of large planets that orbit close to their hosts.

It's all done the same way folks: the scientific method.

One method does not fit all when it comes to short-term storage.

The drying method also affects the paprika's flavor.

The electric chair is no longer used in this country as the primary method of execution.

The birth of the scientific method is actually much older than that.

Casting pollen to the wind is a hit-or-miss method of reproduction.

Scientists have developed a new weapon for the war on drugs: a novel method for tracing the illicit substances on currency.

Hundreds of people have tried to win this prize, all have failed when tested using a properly controlled scientific method.

Double boilers are great for gently melting chocolate, but we've found an even easier method that uses common kitchen equipment.

Click on the substance name for a description of the laboratory method for detecting the substance.

If their method can be made routine, it will bring enormous benefits.

Insulin signaling ties into the best-known method for increasing lifespan-caloric restriction.

Malicious software comes in several flavors, distinguished primarily by their method of propagation.

And this method rinses dust from foliage and discourages certain pests, especially spider mites.

If your album is rare or otherwise valuable to you, this method should be a last resort.

Teachers need to be held accountable but this is a ham fisted method that will likely create as many problems as it solves.

The gully-trap method took more planning, and reduced the risks to the hunters.

We unpack whether a controversial prevention method works.

One method is to infuse fat-skimmed chicken broth with the essence of zingy ginger, aromatic thyme, and mellow mushrooms.

The simplest method for grabbing tunes off of your iPod is also the geekiest.

The business-school method of valuing shares is based on the discounted value of future dividend payments.

The method involves feeding fertilizer to oil-fermenting microbes.

The preferred method for increasing a planting is to take root cuttings in summer.

But now that modification method could become unnecessary.

The research was supposed to be about developing a method for decoding all existing encryption codes.

Regardless of the training method used, initial pruning is the same.

Researchers who once dismissed another team's cloning method used the disputed process to create monkey embryos.

The problem is that this method favours the discovery of large planets close to their stars.

If you don't use corner blocks, you can use this method.

They have devised a method that might stop the plaques from forming in the first place.

We're going to figure out the best method in the next few days and then proceed.

Booth's method of judging streets was necessarily impressionistic.

For extra strength, you can use this method on some or even all of the cells.

One method is to press and release a hop flower to see if it will spring back after compressing.

The new method is inexpensive and has gained adherents among both professionals and weekend rec-league players.

The method seems to work for ten years and a reversal procedure is available.

Rudiments of the scientific method seen in four-year-old children.

Science is not a list of facts but a method of asking questions, testing possible answers and asking yet more questions.

Now several major colleges are promoting a teaching method that.

Any device or method could be used, or none at all.

The new method is much more efficient than a previous.

Ion-sensing method offers cheap sequencing in record time.

They've penciled the numbers neatly into their notebooks, but the method they.

Certainly, its intellectual underpinnings and signature method of operating are easier to identify than its goals.

But the latest method is especially cunning: home-made submarines.

Scientists then isolated a high-ranking female of one group from her companions and taught her the poke method to release food.

Limit one entry per envelope and limit one entry per person/per day regardless of method of entry.

Having the program in place would offer a method to mitigate newly emerging viruses before they turn into widespread pandemics.

But now that the rankings are out, computer scientists are crying foul, claiming that even the revised method is rife with errors.

The fund espouses a different method of identifying cases of belt-tightening.

Aquatic snails use an amazing method to propel themselves across the water's slippery surface, new research shows.

How underwater cooking differs from the broiler method.

Hydraulic mining applied a simple method familiar to all who've used a garden.

Her method of weaving straw with silk or thread gives a boost to the young.

The method may not be perfect, but it's saved me a considerable amount of time over the past two semesters.

But a new method of identification may prove much harder to evade with fake body parts.

That's the concept behind your carbon footprint, which is one method of measuring the.

Researchers have perfected a method of taking a small sample of incoming sewage at a water treatment plant and extracting the.

It prepares numerical tables using a mathematical technique known as the method of difference.

His diplomatic method blends that optimism with pragmatism.

One species seems to have found the perfect method for keeping everyone in a state of total harmony.

The method they used could conceivably be applied to.

Whichever method you use, keep searching for muscles to relax.

If you're looking for an affordable, easy-to-use method of amplifying sound from an electronic source, this is a good solution.

The journal article also reports a second method used to create an embryo directly from the egg itself.

New method allows researchers to pinpoint young nerve cells in the living human brain.

Ellis said, so the research team plans to refine the method for beef as well as expand it to dairy products and other foodstuff.

But historically, social sciences tried to apply the scientific method to the study of social phenomena.

Another method is to artificially widen rivers at certain points to prevent overflow in other areas.

Light-activated polymer may provide non-invasive method of soft-tissue reconstruction.

To control the robot, you arrange commands into his method slots, and watch him go to work.

In the last few years e-mail has become the preferred method of communication in academe.

One advantage of the new method is the amount of coverage that can be achieved with a given amount of healthy skin.

For one, the method limits the size of prey that a fish can draw into its mouth.

Re-wilding islands and even continents could prove an effective method for reversing ecological catastrophe.

Hanson has proposed a method of getting around this hindrance.

Expatriates may soon discover that participative management is not always the best method to use in their new setting.

We also suggest that you return items using a trackable method of shipping.

The religion was seen an indecent, disruptive and a method of decreasing the number of people practicing traditional religions.

They soon realized they could apply the same method to fat blood vessels that they had been trying with cancer tumors.

If their method works, it would open the possibility of vaccinating people against other drugs, too.

Modern kyudo is practiced primarily as a method of physical, moral, and spiritual development.

Figure out what method and schedule work in your garden and stick to it.

The brute-force method of solving an equation is to try all the answer choices.

If they could not outsource they discovered another method.

He wants to know how humpback whales use a method called bubble feeding to trap fish.

Now researchers have unveiled a new method of attack.

Actually, the viewing method described here won't work.

The more common method of cooling reactors with water requires great pressure to prevent boiling.

The standard method currently requires several pinpricks a day to obtain small.

Every stand-up comedian develops a unique method for honing jokes.

At first glance the survey method may seem less than exact.

Researchers illustrate a delicate method that could boost research into.

The modesty in his method is matched by a realism in his demands.

Scientists say quantum physics can provide a completely secure method of communication between two distant correspondents.

My understanding of the carbon dating method is that it is used to date objects that have once been alive.

But on land the eel catfish uses a completely different method.

Although the scientific method can delineate events.

Looking at a single region for a single year is not a scientific method for understanding global environmental change.

The findings are based on a new method of evaluating the wider impacts of infrastructure development on key species.

Glueing silicon particles together is an easy method to form an electrode.

Longlining is a fishing method that uses hooks instead of nets.

Some say the method creates flat land needed to expand towns, while others.

When traps and poison failed to work, shooting became the preferred method for controlling the crow population.

The so-called bundle method avoids the creases and wrinkles you get from folding or rolling your clothes.

Permanent storage in a landfill is one method used to dispose of hazardous waste.

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World English Dictionary

method (ˈmɛθəd)

—n
1.	a way of proceeding or doing something, esp a systematic or regular one
2.	orderliness of thought, action, etc
3.	(often plural) the techniques or arrangement of work for a particular field or subject
4.	bell-ringing major See minor any of several traditional sets of changes

[C16: via French from Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, literally: a going after, from meta- after + hodos way]

Method (ˈmɛθəd)

—n
	(sometimes not capital)
	a. a technique of acting based on the theories of Stanislavsky, in which the actor bases his role on the inner motivation of the character he plays
	b. (as modifier): a Method actor

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Word Origin & History

method

1540s, from M.Fr. methode, from L. methodus "way of teaching or going," from Gk. methodus "scientific inquiry, method of inquiry," originally "pursuit, following after," from meta- "after" (see meta-) + hodos "a traveling, way" (see cede). In reference to a theory of acting

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associated with Rus. director Konstantin Stanislavsky, it is attested from 1923.

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Medical Dictionary

method meth·od (měth'əd)
n.

A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something.
Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end.
The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge.

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method definition

programming
The name given in Smalltalk and other object-oriented languages to a procedure or routine associated with one or more classes. An object of a certain class knows how to perform actions, e.g. printing itself or creating a new instance of itself, rather than the function (e.g. printing) knowing how to handle different types of object.
Different classes may define methods with the same name (i.e. methods may be polymorphic). The term "method" is used both for a named operation, e.g. "PRINT" and also for the code which a specific class provides to perform tha t operation.
Most methods operate on objects that are instances of a certain class. Some object-oriented languages call these "object methods" to distinguish then from "class methods".
In Smalltalk, a method is defined by giving its name, documentation, temporary local variables and a sequence of expressions separated by "."s.
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