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abstract
[noun]
In science, an abstract is a brief statement of essential information contained within a document or presentation. An abstract is not an introduction, rather it concentrates the most pertinent information to facilitate understanding of the main points of the document. Most scientific journal articles include an abstract at the beginning of the article which is uploaded to literature databases to facilitate information searches; and scientists also submit abstracts that summarize what they will present at a scientific meeting. See this Writing@CSU page for additional information.
Appears in modules:
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
- Scientific Notation Working with orders of magnitude
- The How and Why of Scientific Meetings How to approach attending a meeting
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
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