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Comprehension vs Summary - What's the difference?

comprehension | summary |

In lang=en terms the difference between comprehension and summary

is that comprehension is the totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  • (computing) a compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages

    • Synonyms

    * understanding

    Related terms

    * comprehend * comprehensibility * comprehensible * comprehensive * comprehensiveness

    summary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
    • A summary review is in the appendix.
  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
    • They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
  • (legal) Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
    • Summary justice is bad justice.

    Noun

    (wikipedia summary) (summaries)
  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

    • Synonyms

    * upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)

    Derived terms

    * executive summary * management summary