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It's a fine definition for an abstract. If it contained a full, precise definition, it wouldn't be an abstract. It's a single paragraph that summarizes a dense,
by scott_s 13y ago
It's a fine definition for an abstract. If it contained a full, precise definition, it wouldn't be an abstract. It's a single paragraph that summarizes a dense, academic 30 page paper. Everyone who reads them understands that the abstract is about the general idea, not formal correctness.
- pmelendez 13y ago>"It's a fine definition for an abstract" It is not. An abstract is one of the most important parts in a paper and that's why authors tend to avoid writing definitions on them but stating something like "A definition for X is given in the paper". It is meant to "describe" the paper rather than a summary or introduction of the subject in question. In any case, writing a good abstract is hard, and it doesn't diminish the quality of this paper.
- scott_s 13y agoAbstracts should have an introductory sentence, and they quite often are a one paragraph summary of the work.