/ ˈmeθəd; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] method (of sth / of doing sth) | method (for sth / for doing sth) a particular way of doing sth :
a reliable / effective / scientific method of data analysis
a new method of solving the problem
traditional / alternative methods
the best method for arriving at an accurate prediction of the costs
—see also direct method
2.
[ U ] the quality of being well planned and organized
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IDIOMS
- there's (a) method in sb's madness
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense prescribed medical treatment for a disease ): via Latin from Greek methodos pursuit of knowledge, from meta- (expressing development) + hodos way.