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Thesis vs Introduction - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between thesis and introduction

is that thesis is a statement supported by arguments while introduction is the act or process of introducing.

thesis

English

Noun

(theses)
  • A statement supported by arguments.
  • A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
  • * Goldsmith
  • I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them.
  • (logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
  • (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
  • (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
  • (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
  • Derived terms

    * master's thesis * doctoral thesis

    See also

    * dissertation

    introduction

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of introducing.
  • A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
  • An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
  • Derived terms

    * introduction agency ----