A process or course — the sequence of steps or stages by which something occurs or develops.
研究の過程で多くの仮説を検証した。
Many hypotheses were tested during the course of the research.
問題解決には時間と過程が必要だ。
Solving the problem requires time and a process.
調理の過程を写真で記録した。
I photographed the cooking process.