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In Scientific Research , description is one of three purposes of research (other two being Exploration and Explanation ). Description means the precise measurment and reporting of the characteristics of studied Phenomenon .


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In Linguistics (the scientific study of Language ), Prescription And Description are often at odds with each other. Descriptivists reject the formation of arbitrary normative rules. Instead, they insist on Describing Languages as they are used in practice, rather than how they ''should'' be used according to some formal Orthographical system.