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case study

/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/

case study noun: research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.

Noun

case study (plural case studies)

  1. (uncountable) Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.
  2. (countable) A case used in a such research.
  3. (countable) A very good example of something.
    • 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.2026 April 21, GoFarTogether, r/jobsearchhacks (Reddit post)

case study meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

case study in Tamil

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நிலை, நேர்வு பற்றிய ஆய்வு, நிலை ஆய்வு, நேர்வு ஆய்வு, விடய ஆய்வு

case study in Vietnamese

research performed in detail on a single case
nghiên cứu tình huống

Forms of case study

pluralcase studies

Questions about case study

What does case study mean?
Case study means research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.
What is case study in Tamil?
Case study in Tamil is ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நிலை, நேர்வு பற்றிய ஆய்வு, நிலை ஆய்வு. See Case study meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is case study?
Case study is a noun.
How do you pronounce case study?
Case study is pronounced /ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/ (US).
What is the plural of case study?
The plural of case study is case studies.

Words near case study in the dictionary

  1. case sensitivity
  2. case shot
  3. case shots
  4. case stacking
  5. case studies
  6. case study
  7. case the deck
  8. case the joint
  9. case up
  10. case-based reasoning
  11. case-book

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Adapted from Wiktionary: case study (page history and authors); case study (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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