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methodology

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methodology

A specific way of performing an operation that implies precise deliverables at the end of each stage.

methodology
the branch of philosophy concerned with the science of method and procedure
1.(programming)methodology - An organised, documented set of procedures and guidelines for one or more phases of the software life cycle, such as analysis or design. Many methodologies include a diagramming notation for documenting the results of the procedure; a step-by-step "cookbook" approach for carrying out the procedure; and an objective (ideally quantified) set of criteria for determining whether the results of the procedure are of acceptable quality.

An example is The Yourdon methodology.
2.methodology - A pretentious way of saying "method".


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In like manner, as a question of methodology, the laws of living bodies are to be studied, in the first place, without any undue haste to subordinate them to the laws of physics.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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