1. Approaches or techniques that address only the surface or obvious aspects of a problem without going deep into underlying causes or complexities
The company's superficial methods failed to solve the root cause of their quality issues.
Os métodos superficiais da empresa falharam em resolver a causa raiz dos seus problemas de qualidade.
2. Quick, cursory, or simplistic ways of doing something that lack thoroughness or rigor
Using superficial methods in research leads to unreliable conclusions.
Usar métodos superficiais em pesquisa leva a conclusões pouco confiáveis.