Method ( grc, μέθοδος, methodos) 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 * 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

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* 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, 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

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