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Abstract

Is a summary meant to"preview" a bigger document

Help people decide whether or not to read the an academic paper

Structure: title, introduction, methodology, delineation of the specific problem areas, lines of analysis and conclusion

It is usually situated at the beginning of researches and scientific or general academic papers

It helps readers, find what they're looking for and also understand the proportions of what is being dicussed in the paper.

If the abstract talks about the results of the search, students and researchers can see if the paper can be used as a citation or evidence to support their theory

And if someone Google's words that were used in the abstract, the paper will appear in a higher position in the search results, being more likely to get clicks