The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.

present participle of method

simple past tense and past participle of method

(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.

A means of contraception involving an impenetrable barrier, such as a diaphragm or condom, between sexual partners.

(medicine) A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.

fluorine dating

The Dayi system of text input for Chinese characters.

(differential equations) A method for numerically approximating the solution to an ordinary differential equation with a given initial value.

A method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in pregnancy.