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  2. Sentence (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The average length of a sentence generally serves as a measure of sentence difficulty or complexity. [10] In general, as the average sentence length increases, the complexity of the sentences also increases. [11] Another definition of "sentence length" is the number of clauses in the sentence, whereas the "clause length" is the number of phones ...

  3. Sentence length - Wikipedia

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    In music, the length of a Sentence (music) This page was last edited on 30 December 2019, at 02:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  4. Line length - Wikipedia

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    In typography, line length is the width of a block of typeset text, usually measured in units of length like inches or points or in characters per line (in which case it is a measure). A block of text or paragraph has a maximum line length that fits a determined design. If the lines are too short then the text becomes disjointed; if they are ...

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    In normal text and headings, ... or consisting of more than one paragraph, regardless of length) ... If a sentence contains a bracketed phrase, ...

  6. Readability - Wikipedia

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    Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text.The concept exists in both natural language and programming languages though in different forms. In natural language, the readability of text depends on its content (the complexity of its vocabulary and syntax) and its presentation (such as typographic aspects that affect legibility, like font size, line height ...

  7. Gunning fog index - Wikipedia

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    Select a passage (such as one or more full paragraphs) of around 100 words. Do not omit any sentences; Determine the average sentence length. (Divide the number of words by the number of sentences.); Count the "complex" words consisting of three or more syllables. Do not include proper nouns, familiar jargon, or compound words.

  8. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    Most Featured Articles contain about 12 to 25 links in the lead, with an average of about 1.5 links per sentence or one link for every 16 words. Links appearing ahead of the bolded term distract from the topic if not necessary to establish context, and should be omitted even if they might be appropriate elsewhere in the text.

  9. Wikipedia:Writing better articles - Wikipedia

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    All the sentences within a paragraph should revolve around the same topic. When the topic changes, a new paragraph should be started. Overly long paragraphs should be split up, as long as the cousin paragraphs keep the idea in focus. One-sentence paragraphs can be emphatic, and should be used sparingly.