meth·od·ol·o·gy

[meth-uh-dol-uh-jee]
noun, plural meth·od·ol·o·gies.
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.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin methodologia. See method, -o-, -logy

meth·od·o·log·i·cal [meth-uh-dl-oj-i-kuhl] , adjective
meth·od·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
meth·od·ol·o·gist, noun
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methodology (ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -gies
1.  the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline
2.  the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure
 
methodological
 
adj
 
methodo'logically
 
adv
 
method'ologist
 
n

methodology (ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -gies
1.  the system of methods and principles used in a particular discipline
2.  the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure
 
methodological
 
adj
 
methodo'logically
 
adv
 
method'ologist
 
n

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Word Origin & History

methodology
1800, from Mod.L. methodologia; see method + -ology.

methodological
1849, from methodology + -ical.
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Example sentences
But there are equally important methodological questions outstanding.
More troubling than that, they say, are the apparent methodological problems in
  the study itself.
The computer not only served him in a methodological sense, but also as a
  source of direct inspiration.
Books written for laymen properly may omit technical methodological discussions.
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