1. Techniques or approaches that address only the visible or obvious aspects of a problem without examining underlying causes
The company's surface methods failed to solve the core issues.
Os métodos de superfície da empresa falharam em resolver os problemas fundamentais.
2. In linguistics and grammar, analytical methods that focus on surface-level structures rather than deep grammatical structures
Surface methods in language analysis may miss important syntactic relationships.
Os métodos de superfície na análise linguística podem perder relações sintáticas importantes.
3. In mining or geology, techniques for extracting or analyzing resources from the Earth's outer layer
Surface methods are often more cost-effective than deep mining operations.
Os métodos de superfície são frequentemente mais econômicos do que operações de mineração profunda.