Succinct vs. Summary — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Succinct and Summary
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Succinct
Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse
A succinct reply.
A succinct style.
Summary
A brief statement mentioning the main points of something
A summary of our findings.
Succinct
(Archaic) Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.
Summary
Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative
The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary.
Succinct
Brief and to the point.
You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.
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Summary
Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise
A summary review.
Succinct
Compressed into a tiny area.
Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
Summary
Performed speedily and without ceremony
Summary justice.
A summary rejection.
Succinct
(archaic) Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.
Summary
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
A summary review is in the appendix.
Succinct
Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
His habit fit for speed succinct.
Summary
Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.
They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.
Succinct
Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.
The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
Summary
(legal) Performed by skipping the procedures of a standard and fair trial.
Summary justice is bad justice.
Succinct
Briefly giving the gist of something;
A short and compendious book
A compact style is brief and pithy
Succinct comparisons
A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
Summary
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
Make a summary of the events
Summary
Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
Summary
Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.
Summary
A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
Summary
A briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form;
He gave a summary of the conclusions
Summary
Performed speedily and without formality;
A summary execution
Summary justice
Summary
Briefly giving the gist of something;
A short and compendious book
A compact style is brief and pithy
Succinct comparisons
A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
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