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summation

n.
C1 Advanced US //səˈmeɪʃən// UK //sʌmˈeɪʃən// sum·ma·tion

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.


SIMPLE

The summation of the two numbers is ten.

CONTEXTUAL

After calculating the total sales for each quarter, the accountant provided the summation of the annual revenue.

COMPLEX

The summation of the series converges to a finite value, demonstrating that the infinite sequence of terms eventually stabilizes at a specific point.

Synonyms
Origin

From sum + -ation.

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