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“method”
1. A way of doing something or carrying something out; especially, according to a plan.
2. An orderly thought, action, or technique; as in, there is no method at all in his filing system.
3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge; especially, a scientific one.
4. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something.
5. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end.
2. An orderly thought, action, or technique; as in, there is no method at all in his filing system.
3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge; especially, a scientific one.
4. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something.
5. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end.
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(Latin: measure; suitable; size, limit, way, method; rhythm, harmony)
(named for French chemist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), who devised a method of measuring electrical quantity)
(Greek: pertaining to midwifery; obstetric; serving to elicit ideas [said of the Socratic method of teaching])
(Greek: city; method of government; citizenship, government, administration)
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“method”
archaeological method, archeological method (s) (noun); archaeological methods, archeological methods (pl)
One of a variety of means used by archaeologists to find, recover, analyze, preserve, and describe the artifacts and other remains of past human activities: In one of her classes of archeology, she learned all about important archaeological methods used at the sites where objects of ancient times had been found.
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archaeo-, archeo-, archae-, arche-, archa-, archi-, -arch
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logo-, log-, -logia, -logic, -logical, -logism, -logician, -logian, -logue
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cladistics, cladism, cladistic method, cladistic analysis
1. A method of classifying organisms into groups (taxa) based on "recency of common descent" as determined by the possession of shared derived characteristics.
2. A method of classification in which phylogenetic (evolutionary development or history) hypotheses (theories) are the basis for classification and the recency of common ancestry is the sole criterion for grouping taxa.
2. A method of classification in which phylogenetic (evolutionary development or history) hypotheses (theories) are the basis for classification and the recency of common ancestry is the sole criterion for grouping taxa.
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clado-, clad-, -cladous +
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-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
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A problem-solving approach characterized by exploration and trial and error.
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eureka, heuristic
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A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and applying them to the individualization of the character being portrayed.
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hodo-, hod-, od-
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1. A process of inquiry depending on the reciprocal interplay of observable data and generalizations: The scientific method consists typically of the statement of a problem and the accumulation and analysis of relevant data that may lead to the development of a hypothesis which can be tested by the reliability and accuracy of deductions from it and by its consistency with other data.
2. An organized approach to problem-solving that includes collecting information, and testing it objectively, interpreting the results, and stating conclusions that can be independently evaluated and tested by other specialists.
2. An organized approach to problem-solving that includes collecting information, and testing it objectively, interpreting the results, and stating conclusions that can be independently evaluated and tested by other specialists.
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fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication
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sci-, -science, -scientific, -scientifically, -scient, -sciently
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“method”
1. Scientific method, observation and facts
The observation of phenomena and the recording of facts: the phenomena are what occurs in the environment; the facts are descriptions of what is observed.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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2. Scientific method, formlation of physical laws and generalizations
The formulation of physical laws from the generalization of the phenomena: physical laws are the way nature usually behaves based on what has been observed in the past.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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3. Scientific method, developoment of theory to predict new phenomena
The development of a theory that is used to predict new phenomena where the theory is a general statement that explains the facts.
A theory can lead to a new conclusion or the discovery of a phenomenon. Developments of a theory often result in a change in paradigm; that is, looking at or thinking about a scientific problem in a totally different way as indicated by a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitute a way of viewing reality for the scientific community that shares them.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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Czochralski process, Czochralski method, Czochralski crystal growth
A method of growing large size, high quality semiconductor crystal by slowly lifting a seed crystal from a molten bath of the material under careful cooling conditions.
The most widely used technique for making single-crystal silicon, in which a seed of single-crystal silicon contacts the top of molten silicon.
As the seed is slowly raised, atoms of the molten silicon solidify in the pattern of the seed and extend the single-crystal structure.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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scientific method
A set of principles and procedures for systematic study, introduced primarily by Galileo Galilei, and still used in the modern sciences.
The scientific method consists of four essential parts:
- The statement of a problem to be studied.
- The gathering of scientific data through observation and experimentation.
- The formulation of hypotheses or theories.
- The testing of those hypotheses.
The results of testing may lead to a restatement of the problem, or an entirely new problem to be analyzed, which starts the process over again.
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Science and Technology Words from the Ancient Past to the Present, Part 1
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