0Hello!02br 02br 00A thesis is a written paper elaborating on original research, arguing a specific view. Theses are often written for the completion of an academic degree, usually the Master's degree.02br 02br 00A dissertation is a substantial work of independent original research, at the doctoral level, which makes a contribution to the current body of k
0 In science "paper" is slang for a publication in a scientific magazine. So entirely different from Sindys fine definitions above.02br 00Personally, I would use dissertation only for a doctoral thesis (that one submitted to get the doctoral degree, Ph.D.). 02br 02br 00Kajjo0-