case study
Americannoun
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case studies
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a study of an individual unit, as a person, family, or social group, usually emphasizing developmental issues and relationships with the environment, especially in order to compare a larger group to the individual unit.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of case study
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Based on the Saguaro case study, the researchers suggest that little red dots may not form a unique class of galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Another patient, a 65-year-old veteran whose experience was chronicled in a case study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry this spring, fed ChatGPT the results of two previous memory tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In reality, according to the case study, the patient hadn’t declined at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It is a case study in agglomeration effects - the economic power of locating similar types of jobs close together.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
This particular case study on West African music relies solely on aural learning, which means that a rote method is applicable to the music learning.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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