A method is a function that is a member of an object. A property is a value or set of values (in the form of an array or object) that is a member of an object. JavaScript supports four kinds of objects: Intrinsic objects, such as Array and String. Objects you create. Host objects, such as window and document.
Definition of reductive for English Language Learners. : dealing with or describing something complicated in a simple or too simple way.
Inductive analysis aims to systematically generate theory grounded in specific instances of empirical observation. As such it sharply contrasts with hypothetico-deductive methodology in which a conceptual and theoretical structure is constructed prior to, and is tested through, observation.