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Term: description
Definition:

An account of a resource (dataset, project, model, publication) a process (experiment, simulation, hybrid simulation, field reconnaissance, etc.) or an event.

Examples: In writing a description, try to answer all or some of the following questions:
What is this resource? How or through which methods was it obtained? What is the purpose of the resource? What are the results attained through this resource?
The nouns in the description are used for search and retrieval of the datasets.
Created 2017.02.10
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by Maria Esteva
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Term: description
Definition: Specification of a phenomenon or Concept by means of a collection of quantified attributes. A description identifies a thing by its properties.
Created 2013.09.19
Last Modified 2023.03.27
Contributed by Stephen Richard
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Term: description
Definition:
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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