#methodology  the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
  supertype:  method  a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
  subtype:  scientific_method  a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
     subtype:  experimental_method  the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses

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