Extractive vs Abstractive Summarization

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Extractive methods generate novel sentences; abstractive methods copy sentences verbatim Extractive methods select and concatenate sentences from the source document; abstractive methods generate new text that paraphrases and condenses the source Extractive methods only work on short texts; abstractive methods only work on long texts There is no meaningful difference; the terms are interchangeable

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