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Definition of method :
1. An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.
2. Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method.
3. Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.
Synonyms:
mode, disposal, custom, fashion, basis, tenor, tack, formula, disposition, proceeding, modus operandi, strategy, systematization, style, form, means, recipe, systemization, routine, rule, methodology, how, ways and means, orderliness, habit, pattern, wise, method acting, adjustment
calculation (part of speech: noun)
enumeration, statistics, calculation, evaluation, thought, approximation, value, conclusion, inference, judgement, tally, estimation, account, supposition, presumption, consideration, rank, assessment, arithmetic, measurement, computation, schedule, appraisal, program, study, plot, division, system, calculus, quantification, score, guess, algorithm, gauge, multiplication, sum, count, plan, reckoning, valuation, deduction, triangulation, determination, algebra, scheme, mathematics, total
behavior (part of speech: noun)
carriage, bearing, demeanor, conduct, guise, deportment, tactics, manner, behavior, comportment, practice, way, air, countenance, procedure
method (part of speech: noun)
mechanism, approach, tactic, process, schema, technique, course, discipline, trajectory
order (part of speech: verb)
efficiency, balance, order, normalcy, regularity, organization, uniformity, stability, consistency, harmony, steadiness, classification, arrangement, normality, symmetry
plan (part of speech: noun)
opinion, design, purpose, outline
Usage examples:
- He paused for a moment to consider the best method of doing this. - "From Whose Bourne", Robert Barr.
- The method of the present work is mixed. - "The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham.
- The following method has been found to work quickly and well for this purpose: The captain lines up his players and numbers them, taking any number that he chooses for himself. - "Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium", Jessie H. Bancroft.