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summation
noun
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
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sʌˈmeɪʃən
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noun
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
“the summation of four and three gives seven”
noun
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
noun
the final aggregate
“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
noun
(physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
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the summation of four and three gives seven
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
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