method

/ˈme-thəd/

Middle English, prescribed treatment, from Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, from meta- + hodos way

noun

  1. a procedure or process for attaining an object: such as

  2. a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline or art

  3. a systematic plan followed in presenting material for instruction

method mode manner way fashion system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

noun phrase

  1. differential calculus

noun

  1. a method of birth control involving abstinence during the period in which ovulation is most likely to occur