modus operandi

a specific behavioral pattern that may typify a particular individual; the term is often used with respect to criminal behavior but also more generally to signify any individual’s particular behavioral approach or way of acting. [from Latin, “manner of working”]

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March 7th 2025

large-sample method

see asymptotic method.