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Summary vs Statement - What's the difference?

summary | statement |

As nouns the difference between summary and statement

is that summary is an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material while statement is a declaration or remark.

As an adjective summary

is concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

As a verb statement is

to provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

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

    statement

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A declaration or remark.
  • A presentation of opinion or position.
  • (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
  • a bank statement
  • (computing) An instruction in a computer program.
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * environmental impact statement * fashion statement * financial statement * impact statement * mission statement * statemental * victim impact statement * vision statement

    Etymology 2

    and statemented

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
  • See also

    * (projectlink)

    Anagrams

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