case study
Pronunciations
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/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.
Usage- Uncountable
A case used in a such research.
Usage- Countable
- Related words
A very good example of something.
Usage- Countable
- Examples
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More examples (1)
Waymo is a case study in AI very successfully driving cars. It is not cost effective however and there are huge legal hurdles, mostly because of the job displacement it would cause.
Noun
a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
- Broader terms
a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view
- Broader terms
Word forms
case studies