Metamethod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metamethod is a noun meaning (programming, Lua) A method belonging to a metatable.
Meaning
(programming, Lua) A method belonging to a metatable.
More Meanings
- (sciences, countable) A theme or principle of methodology.
- (sciences, uncountable) Methodology itself.
Example Sentences
The primary function of metatheory—including metamethod—is to provide a rich source of concepts out of which theories and methods emerge.
For convenience, when specifically discussing background ideas that ground methods, we will use the term metamethods. […] Theories are about the empirical phenomena in a specific subject area, and methods are the procedures used to generate or capture these phenomena; by contrast, metatheories and metamethods are about the theories and methods themselves.
Word Forms
- metamethods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metamodelling, meta-tool, meta-model, metastring, methode, meta.
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