English dictionary
summation
nounPronunciation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
noun
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
noun
- the final aggregate
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
Example sentences
the summation of four and three gives seven
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered