What does methodology mean?

Methodology simply is a system of methods, principles and rules for managing a discipline. Methodology also means that analyzing the principles of the methods, rules and postulates. It can also be defined as systematic study of methods or a particular procedure or set of procedures. Methodology is a way to choosing the right method to do something. But methodology should be applied to a specific branch of knowledge

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