Description (disambiguation)
- Description (disambiguation)
-
A description of something (such as an object, a person, or an event) is a written or spoken account presenting characteristics and aspects of that which is being described in sufficient detail that the audience can form a mental picture, impression, or understanding of it.
Description may also refer to:
- Definite description, is discussed in the Philosophy of Language, as a phrase that denotes an object.
- Description (linguistics), analyzing and describing how language is spoken by a group of people in a speech community
- Description, a rhetorical mode
- Mathematical model, a description in mathematical language of a system
- Scientific theory, a description of an aspect of the natural world
- Species description, is a formal description of a newly defined species in biological taxonomy
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Description — For other uses, see Description (disambiguation). Description is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms… … Wikipedia
Description language — may refer to: Interface description language aka interface definition language (IDL) Regular Language description for XML (RELAX) Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Page description language (PDL) Binary Format Description language… … Wikipedia
Description de l'Égypte (disambiguation) — Description de l Égypte is the title of several books. Description de l Égypte Description de l Égypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l expédition de l armée française Pub; First Edition (23… … Wikipedia
Description de l'Égypte — For other uses, see Description de l Égypte (disambiguation). The Description of Egypt … Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages — This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia s Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional exceptions. Please ensure that any edits to this page reflect consensus. Shortcuts: WP:MOSDAB MOS … Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Disambiguation — WP:D redirects here. For information about deletion on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Deletion policy. This page documents an English Wikipedia editing guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is… … Wikipedia
Definite description — A 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 if X applies to a unique individual or object. For example: the first person in space and the… … Wikipedia
PDF (disambiguation) — PDF is most commonly used to refer to a type of Portable Document Format in computing. Other uses include: Contents 1 In education 2 In fiction 3 In the military 4 In politics … Wikipedia
Map (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Mathematics and Programming 2 Science 3 Television, film, and music … Wikipedia
Curry (disambiguation) — Curry is a generic description for a variety of spiced dishes, especially from Asia. Curry may also refer to: Contents 1 Food 2 Plants 3 People … Wikipedia
