Abstract

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000172",
  "term": "Abstract",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An abstract can be viewed as a miniature version of the paper. The scientific abstract provides a brief summary of each of the main sections of the paper: Introduction or Background, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion.\n\n2. There are two types of abstracts used in EPA documents. The indicative (descriptive) abstract tells readers what the report is about. An informative abstract reports the hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions of research detailed in the text.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO) Glossary",
    "Communications Stylebook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/abstract/"
}