case study

American  

noun

• case studies
  plural

1. 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.

2. case history.

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case study British  

noun

1. the act or an instance of analysing one or more particular cases or case histories with a view to making generalizations

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• case studies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of case study

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

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case study

Experts say wind is now set to take off, and point to Laos's 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project, which began operating in August 2025, as a bankable case study.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Let's use Xabi Alonso's Chelsea as a case study.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The 16-person seminar uses Harvard as a case study and requires students to propose a vision for institutional reform for their final project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"This case study highlights the need for continued systematic documentation of rare neonatal mortality events to better understand the cognitive, emotional, and evolutionary significance of post-mortem behavior in large whales," he said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

If I could just confirm that case study.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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