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An abstract of a five-page progress report is likely to be shorter than an abstract for a 100-page Master’s thesis, mainly because a long paper will include more main ideas, not just details. Keep in mind your readers and their reasons for reading your abstract. Focus your abstract on main ideas and provide only those details that are crucial for readers to understand your main points.

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