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  2. Research - Wikipedia

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    Scientific research is a systematic way of gathering data and harnessing curiosity. [citation needed] This research provides scientific information and theories for the explanation of the nature and the properties of the world. It makes practical applications possible.

  3. Information - Wikipedia

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    Information is an abstract concept that refers to something which has the power to inform.At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the interpretation (perhaps formally) of that which may be sensed, or their abstractions.

  4. Wikipedia:Technical terms and definitions - Wikipedia

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    (The initial letter of a genus is always capitalized, but never that of a species.) Higher taxonomic levels are not italicized. When both the classification term and its name form a unified title, they are both first-letter capitalized: "Family Poaceae"; when they do not form a title, only the name is capitalized: "the family Poaceae".

  5. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    The main conclusions and recommendations (i.e., how the work answers the proposed research problem). It may also contain brief references, [20] although some publications' standard style omits references from the abstract, reserving them for the article body (which, by definition, treats the same topics but in more depth).

  6. Scientific journal - Wikipedia

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    The title; Information about the author(s); The abstract, which is a one-paragraph summary of the article; The introduction, including a background, why the research was done, research on this topic that has been done before, and (possibly) a hypothesis;

  7. Basic research - Wikipedia

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    Basic research advances fundamental knowledge about the world. It focuses on creating and refuting or supporting theories that explain observed phenomena. Pure research is the source of most new scientific ideas and ways of thinking about the world. It can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory; however, explanatory research is the most ...

  8. Research design - Wikipedia

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    Research design refers to the overall strategy utilized to answer research questions. A research design typically outlines the theories and models underlying a project; the research question(s) of a project; a strategy for gathering data and information; and a strategy for producing answers from the data. [ 1 ]

  9. Scientific writing - Wikipedia

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    In articles and publications, the introduction serves a fundamental purpose. It convinces the reader that the information is worth telling. [35] It is common for the "Introduction" to branch from a broad concept connecting to the objective of the research to a specific gap in knowledge that drives the research.