method
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈmɛθəd/
:
método
- The teacher explained a new method for solving complex math problems.
- research methods
- scientific method
- teaching methods
What happens when you call a method on that object?
- What happens when you call a method on that object?
- OK, questions about the method, the scaling method.
- I got very unconventional methods, but they still work.
- I recommend using the ABCDE method to boost productivity.
- You can only use that solving method when we have one term.
- Scientists now hope the same method can be applied to teenagers.
- They're weird, but there's there's method to the madness.
- It is just there are some methods, there are some insights.
- But All in all, super super simple method of trellising.
Examples
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OK, now what's the basic method for finding those solutions?
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Using my proven methods, you vastly reduce your chance of a brain attack.
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So this is the method for the proof.
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It's just two different methods towards the same goal.
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This application method is not the best one.
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What method did they use?
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So then I'll use my method to plug these together.
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Scientists now hope the same method can be applied to teenagers.
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I recommend using the ABCDE method to boost productivity.
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The primary researcher employed a variety of methods to establish the dependability of the data.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
How someone does something or how it happens
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3.4
A way of dealing with a problem or task
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3.3
A way of doing something you learn by practice to do well
688
3.7
A set of steps you follow in order to get a result
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
5.8
A way of performing where a person uses their own feelings and memories to become a character
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3.5
A way to prevent pregnancy, often using a device like a condom or a medicine like a pill
- Specialized
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4.1
A way to test scientific ideas by doing controlled tests and measuring results
- NSFW
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5.6
A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's most fertile days
- Specialized
A natural way for a woman to find her fertile days by taking her temperature every morning
- Specialized
A natural way to avoid pregnancy by checking a woman's daily morning temperature to find days she can get pregnant
A way for couples to prepare for natural childbirth using exercises, breathing, and partner support
A way to prepare for natural birth using exercises, breathing, nutrition, relaxation, and the father's support
- Specialized
A method of avoiding pregnancy by counting days of the period to find fertile days
- Specialized
A way to avoid pregnancy by tracking a woman's periods and avoiding sex on days when she can get pregnant
A way of teaching that uses new ideas and activities to help students learn
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
A way of choosing methods and ideas from different places to use what works best
- Specialized
A gentle way to help a baby be born in a quiet, dim room with immediate mother contact
- Specialized
A gentle way of giving birth in a quiet, dim room that lets the mother hold the baby right away
- Formal
A way of teaching by asking questions to help students find answers themselves
- Archaic
A way to study how quantities change by looking at very small changes
- Specialized
A way to fit a line or curve to data by making squared errors as small as possible
- Specialized
A lab method to tell types of bacteria by staining them to see if they keep a purple dye
- Archaic
A way of natural childbirth that uses education and breathing to reduce pain and help you relax
- Archaic
A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain
- Specialized
A way to solve many equations by starting with a guess and improving it until accurate
A way to reduce stress and become calm, often using breathing or muscle exercises
- Specialized
A way of teaching children music using singing, instruments, movement and play to help them be creative
- Specialized
A way to find a woman's fertile days by watching when her body makes clear, slippery mucus around ovulation
- Specialized
A way to find a woman's fertile days by watching changes in cervical mucus
- Specialized
A method for finding what a mineral or crystal is by using X-rays on a crushed sample
- Specialized
A way to find the best solution for problems with many rules by moving between allowed choices
- Specialized
A way of charging the same cost each year for an asset that loses value
- Archaic
A way of teaching reading that has learners memorize whole printed words and their sounds
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Method comes from the Greek parts meta and hodos, where hodos means 'way' or 'path'. So a method is like a path you follow step by step, which is why it means a planned or systematic way of doing something.