Method (, methodos, from μετά/meta "in pursuit or quest of" + ὁδός/hodos "a method, system; a way or manner" of doing, saying, etc.), literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In recent centuries it more often means a prescribed process for completing a task.
It may refer to: Scientific method, a series of steps, or collection of methods, taken to acquire knowledge Method (computer programming), a piece of code associated with a class or object to perform a task Method (patent), under patent law, a protected series of steps or acts Methodism, a Christian religious movement Methodology, comparison or study and critique of individual methods that are used in a given discipline or field of inquiry Discourse on the Method, a philosophical and mathematical treatise by René Descartes Methods (journal), a scientific journal covering research on techniques in the experimental biological and medical sciences
Arts Method (music), a kind of textbook to help students learning to play a musical instrument Method (2004 film), a 2004 film directed by Duncan Roy Method (2017 film), a South Korean film Method (Godhead), the bassist and programmer for the industrial band Godhead Method acting, a style of acting in which the actor attempts to replicate the conditions under which the character operates "Method Acting" (song), by the group Bright Eyes on their album Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground Method ringing, a British style of ringing church bells according to a series of mathematical algorithms Method Man, an American rapper "Method", a song by Living Colour from the album The Chair in the Doorway "A Method", a song by TV on the Radio from the album Return to Cookie Mountain
Business Method Incorporated, an international brand experience agency Method Products (branded as "method"), a San Francisco–based corporation that manufactures household products Method Studios, a Los Angeles–based visual effects company
See also
Methodology The Method (disambiguation) Methodism (disambiguation)