Word Noun
summation
n.
C1 Advanced US /səˈmeɪʃən/ UK /sʌmˈeɪʃən/ sum·ma·tion UK spelling summation's, summation's
Definition
n.the result of adding several numbers or amounts together. It is the total you get when you finish a calculation.
n.the result of the addition of two or more numbers or amounts. Often used in mathematical contexts to describe the final value of a series or a set of data.
Examples
“The summation of the two numbers is ten.”
“After calculating the total sales for each quarter, the accountant provided the summation of the annual revenue.”
“The summation of the series converges to a finite value, demonstrating that the infinite sequence of terms eventually stabilizes at a specific point.”
Etymology
From sum + -ation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level C1 · Advanced
Frequency Occasional
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