noun
summation
suh-MAY-shun/sʌˈmeɪʃn/
The combining of contributions into an overall total.
The summation of the separate coin groups produces one final total.
Etymology
Summare means to add up into a total. Summation extends that operation from collecting numbers into one result to collecting the main points into a concluding summary.
In context
overall i think the best summation of the marriage of jane and thomas carlisle can be summed up by a quote from samuel
More examples
- A simple summation of monthly expenses reveals our annual costs.
- The spreadsheet calculates separate summations for each department.
- The total force is the summation of several smaller forces.
Forms
summation · summations
sum noun — The result obtained by adding quantities.
Similar words
- total
- Emphasizes the final amount rather than the combining process.
- addition
- Names the arithmetic operation rather than the resulting total.
- aggregation
- Combines items into a whole without necessarily calculating a total.