Meanings
nouncase study (plural case studies)
plural case studies
- uncountableResearch performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.
- countableA case used in a such research.
- countableA 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)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 個案研究 /个案研究, 個案調查 /个案调查
- 個案研究 /个案研究 (gè'àn yánjiū)research performed in detail on a single case
- 個案調查 /个案调查 (gè'àn diàochá)research performed in detail on a single case
- 案例研究 (ànlì yánjiū)research performed in detail on a single case
- 個案研究 /个案研究 (gè'àn yánjiū)case used in such research
- 個案調查 /个案调查 (gè'àn diàochá)case used in such research
- 案例研究 (ànlì yánjiū)case used in such research
Czech případová studie
- případová studieresearch performed in detail on a single case
Finnish tapaustutkimus, case study
- tapaustutkimusresearch performed in detail on a single case
- case studyresearch performed in detail on a single case
- casecase used in such research
- esimerkkitapauscase used in such research
French étude de cas
- étude de casresearch performed in detail on a single case
German Fallstudie
- Fallstudieresearch performed in detail on a single case
Hebrew חקר מקרה, מקרה בוחן
- חקר מקרהresearch performed in detail on a single case
- מקרה בוחןcase used in such research
Hungarian esettanulmány
- esettanulmányresearch performed in detail on a single case
Irish cás-staidéar, staidéar ar chás áirithe
- cás-staidéarresearch performed in detail on a single case
- staidéar ar chás áiritheresearch performed in detail on a single case
- staidéar cáisresearch performed in detail on a single case
- cás-staidéarcase used in such research
- staidéar ar chás áirithecase used in such research
- staidéar cáiscase used in such research
Italian caso di studio
- caso di studioresearch performed in detail on a single case
Japanese 事例研究, ケーススタディー
- 事例研究 (jirei kenkyū)research performed in detail on a single case
- ケーススタディー (kēsu sutadī)research performed in detail on a single case
Māori mātai tūāhua, mātai tūāhua
- mātai tūāhuaresearch performed in detail on a single case
- mātai tūāhuacase used in such research
Polish studium przypadku, przypadek
- studium przypadkuresearch performed in detail on a single case
- przypadekcase used in such research
Portuguese estudo de caso, caso de estudo
- estudo de casoresearch performed in detail on a single case
- caso de estudocase used in such research
Russian уче́бный приме́р
- уче́бный приме́р (učébnyj primér)research performed in detail on a single case
Spanish estudio de caso, análisis de casos
- estudio de casoresearch performed in detail on a single case
- análisis de casosresearch performed in detail on a single case
- caso prácticocase used in such research
- caso de estudiocase used in such research
- caso para análisiscase used in such research
Swedish fallstudie
- fallstudieresearch performed in detail on a single case
Turkish olay incelemesi
- olay incelemesiresearch performed in detail on a single case
Vietnamese nghiên cứu vụ án, nghiên cứu tình huống
- nghiên cứu vụ ánresearch performed in detail on a single case
- nghiên cứu tình huốngresearch performed in detail on a single case
- nghiên cứu cứ liệuresearch performed in detail on a single case
- bài học thương vụresearch performed in detail on a single case
Cite this entry
APA
case study. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20study
MLA
“case study.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20study. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “case study,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20study.
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