Difference between Abstract And
Summary
PRESENTED BY:
MUZAMMAL MUNIER MATYANA
What is an Abstract ?
An abstract is typically found at the
beginning of a document and it acts as an
introduction and review of the whole
document. It may contain information about
the background, purpose, results, and
contents of the work.
Many organizations use abstracts as the basis for selecting research. In addition,
most of the research articles available online are in the form of abstracts; the readers
can decide whether they want to purchase the article by reading the abstract. Thus, it
can be said that abstracts help the readers to decide whether they should invest time
and money in reading the whole article.
There are basically two types of abstracts: descriptive abstracts and informative abstracts.
Descriptive abstract or limited abstracts simply provide a description of the content of the
abstract (purpose, method, scope). Informative abstracts also contain the description of the
content, but it also contains the results, conclusions and the recommendations of the
author.
What is a Summary ?
A summary is a brief statement or account containing the central points of a text. It
can be defined as a condensed or abridged version of a text. Since it only contains
the central and most important concepts, it is considerably shorter than the original
text.
Difference Between Abstract and
Summary
 Abstract is a concise summary found at the beginning of a research
article.
 Summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of a
longer work.
Difference B/W Abstract and Summary
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Difference between abstract and summary

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    Difference between AbstractAnd Summary PRESENTED BY: MUZAMMAL MUNIER MATYANA
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    What is anAbstract ? An abstract is typically found at the beginning of a document and it acts as an introduction and review of the whole document. It may contain information about the background, purpose, results, and contents of the work.
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    Many organizations useabstracts as the basis for selecting research. In addition, most of the research articles available online are in the form of abstracts; the readers can decide whether they want to purchase the article by reading the abstract. Thus, it can be said that abstracts help the readers to decide whether they should invest time and money in reading the whole article.
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    There are basicallytwo types of abstracts: descriptive abstracts and informative abstracts. Descriptive abstract or limited abstracts simply provide a description of the content of the abstract (purpose, method, scope). Informative abstracts also contain the description of the content, but it also contains the results, conclusions and the recommendations of the author.
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    What is aSummary ? A summary is a brief statement or account containing the central points of a text. It can be defined as a condensed or abridged version of a text. Since it only contains the central and most important concepts, it is considerably shorter than the original text.
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    Difference Between Abstractand Summary  Abstract is a concise summary found at the beginning of a research article.  Summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of a longer work.
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