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study

study

∞ 2.1
A report that gives the results of research
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌdi/
  • Specialized
: estudio
  • Well, there's a really exciting study that came out just last year.
  • a study found
  • a study showed
  • a study suggests

So what they did, they powered their study based on outcomes.

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Examples

  • Researchers published a groundbreaking study on the effects of climate change on polar bears.

  • And he did a study on people who had cancer.

  • And from there I began to do my own study of life itself.

  • So let me show you a simple study that calls that into question.

  • So they commissioned a study to do the science.

  • So I could not find a study that tested this exact question.

  • Consequently, we hope that this study is the first of many in the region.

    Academic text (2017)
  • It's a fascinating study, Detective.

  • We've been doing a study for the last eight years.

  • And these are numbers from an interesting study done by Basti Associates.

Synonyms

report
vsstudy
∞ 1.3

A written or spoken account that gives information about something

is a written document focusing on research results rather than speech
written report
vsstudy
57 2.9

A document that gives information or findings after someone studies a topic

gives detailed research information and specific results
case study
vsstudy
30 3.8

A careful study of one person, group or situation for research and teaching

covers research findings across topics, not only single examples

Antonyms

275 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Compounds

38 2.8

A group of people who meet regularly to learn and talk about school or course material

30 3.8

A careful study of one person, group or situation for research and teaching

19 1.1

A time at school when students do homework quietly while a teacher watches

10 3.3

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

A subject of learning like biology or history

A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree

double-blind study
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias

A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience

2 3.2

A course you do at home instead of in a classroom

2 4.1

A careful check of a job to find faster, easier ways to do it

1 3.1

A school activity where children look at plants and animals in nature

A course where a student does work on their own with a teacher's guidance outside regular classes

motion study
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A careful look at how a job is done to find faster, easier steps

literary study
  • Literature
1 5.7

A university subject about books, poems, plays, and what they mean

time study
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A careful measure of how long a task takes to find faster ways to do it

brown study
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A state of being deeply lost in thought

slow study
  • Slur
1 7.2

A person who takes more time to learn new things than others

time-motion study
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A careful timing of movements to find faster ways to do a job

time and motion study
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way

time-and-motion study
  • Specialized
1 6.0

People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it

How Detailed

monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
study
  • Specialized
∞ 2.1
report
∞ 1.3
paper
647 2.8
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

study singular
studies plural

Etymology

Study meaning a written research report comes from the Latin studium 'serious interest' and means a careful piece of work that looks at facts. That's why a study shows what people found after careful work and thought.