method

Everyday

1. A way of doing something, especially a planned, careful way. tree →
2. In science, the list of steps you follow in an experiment. tree →
3. In maths, the steps you use to work out an answer. tree →

In the lessons

In maths, teachers say «show your method» — write the steps, not just the answer; there can be different methods (column addition, number line, grid method) for the same sum. In science, a write-up has an aim, equipment, method, results and conclusion; the method must be clear so someone else can repeat it and make it a fair test. Phrases: «show your method», «a different method», «the scientific method», «grid method».

Examples

• Show your method, not just the answer. tree →
• The grid method helps with long multiplication. tree →
• Write the method for your experiment in numbered steps. tree →
• Is there a quicker method? tree →
• We used two methods to check the answer. tree →
• The scientific method means testing ideas with fair experiments. tree →
• Grandma has her own method for making pancakes. tree →
• Her method was slow but it worked. tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: «methodical» (careful and orderly). A method is how you do it; a «result» is what you get. If two methods give different answers, at least one has a mistake.

In Jewish tradition

In maths, teachers say «show your method» — write the steps, not just the answer; there can be different methods (column addition, number line, grid method) for the same sum. In science, a write-up has an aim, equipment, method, results and conclusion; the method must be clear so someone else can repeat it and make it a fair test. Phrases: «show your method», «a different method», «the scientific method», «grid method».

Examples

• man's secret and method, they began to irritate liim with their words, and tinally left liim, t;iking his science with them and became builders like him. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable. Adjective: «methodical» (careful and orderly). A method is how you do it; a «result» is what you get. If two methods give different answers, at least one has a mistake.