{
  "id": "methods.process",
  "term": "methods",
  "sense": "process",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 10,
  "arena": "methods",
  "domain": "everyday",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a way for an act",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "way.method",
      "act.deed"
    ],
    "interaction": "a way forms an act",
    "novel_properties": [
      "repeatable approach",
      "organized procedure"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The scientific method guided Galileo’s 1609 telescope observations of Jupiter’s moons.",
      "domain": "science"
    },
    {
      "text": "Toyota’s ‘5 Whys’ technique diagnosed recurring brake failures in 1970s Corolla assembly.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25% in March 2022 to curb inflation.",
      "domain": "economics"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "way.method",
      "note": "type:is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "method",
    "methods"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-methods.process"
}