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case study

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. case study (noun)
  2. case study method (noun)

case study

noun

Definition of CASE STUDY

1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
: case history
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Examples of CASE STUDY

  1. a case study of prisoners
  2. The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.

First Known Use of CASE STUDY

1875

Rhymes with CASE STUDY

brown study

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