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Definition of 'method'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process):
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  • A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
  • (programming|object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
  • (slang) Marijuana.
  • Derived terms

    (A process by which a task is completed) * comparative method * historical method * methodical * methodology (rel-mid) * scholarly method * scientific method * Socratic method * philosophical method (rel-bottom) * convenience method (rel-mid) * virtual method (rel-bottom)