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{{Wiktionary|method}}
'''Method''' ({{langx|grc|μέθοδος|link=no}}, 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)|''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)|''Method'' (2004 film)]], a 2004 film directed by Duncan Roy
*[[Method (2017 film)|''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]], a 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==
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* [[The Method (disambiguation)]]
* [[Methodism (disambiguation)]]

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