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abstract

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When we use abstract as a noun, this means a short summary at the beginning of a research article.

The abstract gives you the most important parts of the research.

The main purpose of an abstract is to help you decide whether a research article has information that you need.

Which three answers are closest to this meaning of abstract?

a short description

full details

the main points

a report of only the main ideas