Sum
noun
The total after adding numbers or quantities together.
The sum of 5 plus 7 is 12.
Often appears as...
- sum of money
- sum of parts
verb
To add together.
If you sum these numbers, you get 12.
Often appears as...
- sum up
- sum total
verb
To give a brief description of something.
He summed up his argument in a few words.
Often appears as...
- sum up situation
- sum up thoughts
noun
Amount of money or currency.
He received a large sum of money.
Often appears as...
- sum of money
- pay a sum
noun
A problem in arithmetic.
The students were asked to solve a math sum.
Often appears as...
- math sum
- complex sum
Usage tips
Education
noun
The total after adding numbers or quantities together.
The sum of 5 plus 7 is 12.
Often appears as...
- sum of money
- sum of parts
verb
To add together.
If you sum these numbers, you get 12.
Often appears as...
- sum up
- sum total
verb
To give a brief description of something.
He summed up his argument in a few words.
Often appears as...
- sum up situation
- sum up thoughts
noun
Amount of money or currency.
He received a large sum of money.
Often appears as...
- sum of money
- pay a sum
noun
A problem in arithmetic.
The students were asked to solve a math sum.
Often appears as...
- math sum
- complex sum
Usage tips
Education
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Result
Refer to a final number from addition, without detailing the numbers involved.
After reviewing the bill, the sum was more than expected.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Amount
Emphasize the collective value or amount, often relating to money or quantities.
The charity raised a sum that surpassed their goals.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Linkage
Use 'sum' with phrases like 'sum total' to stress the completeness of a number.
The sum total of damages was calculated by the insurer.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Result
Refer to a final number from addition, without detailing the numbers involved.
After reviewing the bill, the sum was more than expected.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Amount
Emphasize the collective value or amount, often relating to money or quantities.
The charity raised a sum that surpassed their goals.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Linkage
Use 'sum' with phrases like 'sum total' to stress the completeness of a number.
The sum total of damages was calculated by the insurer.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Result
Refer to a final number from addition, without detailing the numbers involved.
After reviewing the bill, the sum was more than expected.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Amount
Emphasize the collective value or amount, often relating to money or quantities.
The charity raised a sum that surpassed their goals.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Linkage
Use 'sum' with phrases like 'sum total' to stress the completeness of a number.
The sum total of damages was calculated by the insurer.
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Making data free for...
right so the original vision for Wikipedia is for all of us to imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge and this has been the core of our work it's what we do is what we're trying to do all the time and we've come a long way so far at
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To Climb the World PIPE...
obviously way too far to fall so this photo to me sort of sums up the beauty of deep water soloing and a the aesthetic that we are looking for on this trip you know you basically climb the best thing you can find you fall off and then you can barely see it but there's hazel going snorkeling in the
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
In some ways, it's a massive one. It's the shift between thinking of yourself as a thing which has all the experiences of life, and thinking of yourself as simply that collection of all experiences in life. You are the sum of your parts. Now those parts are also physical parts, of course,
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Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
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Is radiation dangerous?...
For the remainder that is ionizing, our exposures are usually low, and choices like getting your home tested for radon and wearing sunscreen can help reduce the associated health risks. Marie Curie, one of the early radiation pioneers, summed up the challenge as
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Capitalism will eat...
a sum of cosmos units proportional to the country's trade deficit, or indeed to a country's trade surplus. And imagine that that fund is utilized to invest in green technologies, especially in parts of the world where investment funding is scarce.
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Is DNA the future of...
in your own backyard, and its seeds might carry your family's history, a detailed breakdown of the world's political upheavals, or the sum of humanity's knowledge into forests and across continents. Perhaps even into the far reaches of space.
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You can only save one—...
All things being equal, a longer life should promise a greater sum of happiness than a shorter one. So perhaps saving the smaller ship actually has the potential to generate the most happiness. If all these calculations feel a bit cold,
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How exposing anonymous...
Closing the legal loopholes that enable anonymous companies would help us cut down on corruption and illegal activity. It would also allow us, as the general public, to better understand the flow of enormous sums of money
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Is Maths Dog Maggie a...
table like that great okay now I would ask you to place these sunglasses on okay two times five did you already said again Maggie is still able to do the sums good luck Meg finally DeFranco sets up
Video examples
Making data free for...
right so the original vision for Wikipedia is for all of us to imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge and this has been the core of our work it's what we do is what we're trying to do all the time and we've come a long way so far at
Video examples
To Climb the World PIPE...
obviously way too far to fall so this photo to me sort of sums up the beauty of deep water soloing and a the aesthetic that we are looking for on this trip you know you basically climb the best thing you can find you fall off and then you can barely see it but there's hazel going snorkeling in the
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
In some ways, it's a massive one. It's the shift between thinking of yourself as a thing which has all the experiences of life, and thinking of yourself as simply that collection of all experiences in life. You are the sum of your parts. Now those parts are also physical parts, of course,
Video examples
Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
For the remainder that is ionizing, our exposures are usually low, and choices like getting your home tested for radon and wearing sunscreen can help reduce the associated health risks. Marie Curie, one of the early radiation pioneers, summed up the challenge as
Video examples
Capitalism will eat...
a sum of cosmos units proportional to the country's trade deficit, or indeed to a country's trade surplus. And imagine that that fund is utilized to invest in green technologies, especially in parts of the world where investment funding is scarce.
Video examples
Is DNA the future of...
in your own backyard, and its seeds might carry your family's history, a detailed breakdown of the world's political upheavals, or the sum of humanity's knowledge into forests and across continents. Perhaps even into the far reaches of space.
Video examples
You can only save one—...
All things being equal, a longer life should promise a greater sum of happiness than a shorter one. So perhaps saving the smaller ship actually has the potential to generate the most happiness. If all these calculations feel a bit cold,
Video examples
How exposing anonymous...
Closing the legal loopholes that enable anonymous companies would help us cut down on corruption and illegal activity. It would also allow us, as the general public, to better understand the flow of enormous sums of money
Video examples
Is Maths Dog Maggie a...
table like that great okay now I would ask you to place these sunglasses on okay two times five did you already said again Maggie is still able to do the sums good luck Meg finally DeFranco sets up
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Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
In each soul, God loves and partly saves the whole world which that soul sums up in an incommunicable and particular way.
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Margaret Mead
American Scientist
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
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George Saunders
American Writer
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
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Danny K. Davis
American Politician
I think life is the sum total of your experiences.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
American Judge
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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Lucretius
Roman Poet
The sum of all sums is eternity.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.
Quote examples
Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
In each soul, God loves and partly saves the whole world which that soul sums up in an incommunicable and particular way.
Quote examples
Margaret Mead
American Scientist
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
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George Saunders
American Writer
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
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Danny K. Davis
American Politician
I think life is the sum total of your experiences.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
American Judge
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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Lucretius
Roman Poet
The sum of all sums is eternity.
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