counterstudy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ study

Noun[edit]

counterstudy (plural counterstudies)

  1. A study that goes against another study.
    • 2008 June 29, Adam Liptak, “Gun Laws and Crime: A Complex Relationship”, in New York Times[1]:
      Then he wrote: “The upshot is a set of studies and counterstudies that, at most, could leave a judge uncertain about the proper policy conclusion.”