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Description is any type of
communication that aims to make
vivid a place, object, person, group, or
other physical entity. It is one of four rhetorical...
- A
species description is a
formal scientific description of a
newly encountered species,
typically articulated through a
scientific publication. Its purpose...
- The
theory of
descriptions is the
philosopher Bertrand Russell's most
significant contribution to the
philosophy of language. It is also
known as Russell's...
- "
Description of a Struggle" (German: "Beschreibung
eines Kampfes") is a
short story by
Franz Kafka. It
contains the
dialogues "Conversation with the Supplicant"...
- A job
description or JD is a
written narrative that
describes the
general tasks, or
other related duties, and
responsibilities of a position. It may specify...
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Description logics (DL) are a
family of
formal knowledge representation languages. Many DLs are more
expressive than
propositional logic but less expressive...
- In the
social sciences and
related fields, a
thick description is a
description of
human social action that
describes not just
physical behaviors, but...
- In
information technology, a
service description is a
description of a
service that
explains how the
service can be used by clients. The
exact meaning...
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Description of
Greece (Ancient Gr****: Ἑλλάδος Περιήγησις, romanized: ****ádos Periḗgēsis) is the only
surviving work by the
ancient "geographer" or tourist...
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definite description is a
denoting phrase in the form of "the X"
where X is a noun-phrase or a
singular common noun. The
definite description is proper...
