case study
noun
1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
Examples of case study in a Sentence
a case study of prisoners
The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The parish has become an unfortunate case study of just how serious the issue of saltwater intrusion can be.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The research serves as an instructive case study on the mathematical limitations of SR models, despite sometimes grandiose marketing claims from AI vendors.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
The activities of the Shijiazhuang prison are a compelling case study, but not the only one.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for case study
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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