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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference between "a methodical approach" and "a method"?
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Engineering and evolution
Since a single genetic flaw can spell death for an organism, the challenge of managing a series of hundreds of specific changes was daunting, the researchers said. In both projects, the researchers paid particular attention to developing a methodical approach to planning and implementing changes and troubleshooting the results.
More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144628.htm
Engineering and evolution
Since a single genetic flaw can spell death for an organism, the challenge of managing a series of hundreds of specific changes was daunting, the researchers said. In both projects, the researchers paid particular attention to developing a methodical approach to planning and implementing changes and troubleshooting the results.
More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131017144628.htm
Top answer
, sometimes (but not in this case) even tending towards laboriousness. Thus a quick and simple method would not be described as "methodical".
- , sometimes (but not in this case) even tending towards laboriousness.
- Thus a quick and simple method would not be described as "methodical".
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"methodical" does basically mean "proceeding according to a method", but it has come to have specific connotations of carefulness, orderliness, etc., sometimes (but not in this case) even tending towards laboriousness. Thus a quick and simple method would not be described as "methodical".
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