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methodologist

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meth⋅od⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[meth-uh-dol-uh-jee]
–noun, plural -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; < NL 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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meth·od·ol·o·gist   (měth'ə-dŏl'ə-jĭst)   
n.  One who studies methodology.
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