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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Despite these recent anti-trust challenges, NVIDIA’s ascent is a case study in long-term vision, strategic investment, and relentless execution. Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Goujon argued that Germany is a case study for this. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024 What transpired next is a case study in the rollercoaster that is Hollywood, and why betting against Jamie Lee Curtis is never a good idea. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024 Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for case study 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of case study was in 1914

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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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