"use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

"use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism You can't get around plagiarism by reading something, rephrasing it, and not citing your source. Especially if you really obviously borrowed multiple facts from a single article.