Summation
noun
The process of adding things together.
The teacher asked the students to do a summation of all the numbers.
Often appears as...
- summation of numbers
- summation of figures
noun
A summary.
The lawyer presented a clear summation of his client's defense.
Often appears as...
- defense summation
- prosecution summation
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Formal
Legal
noun
The final section of an event, phenomenon, or period of time.
The conclusion provided a summation of the entire research work.
Often appears as...
- summation of research
- summation of article
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Academic
noun
Adding a series of numbers or quantities together.
The summation of the sequence was found using the formula for arithmetic series.
Often appears as...
- summation of series
- summation notation
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Technical
noun
The process of adding things together.
The teacher asked the students to do a summation of all the numbers.
Often appears as...
- summation of numbers
- summation of figures
noun
A summary.
The lawyer presented a clear summation of his client's defense.
Often appears as...
- defense summation
- prosecution summation
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
The final section of an event, phenomenon, or period of time.
The conclusion provided a summation of the entire research work.
Often appears as...
- summation of research
- summation of article
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Adding a series of numbers or quantities together.
The summation of the sequence was found using the formula for arithmetic series.
Often appears as...
- summation of series
- summation notation
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Operation
Refers to the action of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.
Please perform the summation of these expenses to see our total costs.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Result
'Summation' is the process, not the final amount.
During your summation of the weekly earnings, make sure to check your calculations.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Operation
Refers to the action of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.
Please perform the summation of these expenses to see our total costs.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Result
'Summation' is the process, not the final amount.
During your summation of the weekly earnings, make sure to check your calculations.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Operation
Refers to the action of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.
Please perform the summation of these expenses to see our total costs.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Result
'Summation' is the process, not the final amount.
During your summation of the weekly earnings, make sure to check your calculations.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
the inner way that edifies the community itself. The greater the contribution, the more we express and form our individuality, which is so important to a lot of us who feel like rejects to begin with. The summation of that gives us something we could never achieve as an individual.
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important to a lot of us who feel like rejects to begin with the summation of that gives us something we could never achieve as an individual I should say this there's some sort of beautiful symmetry that the degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion
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that's a really beautiful summation of this engine one last question for the panel and then we'll conclude we've spent a lot of time in the past hour talking about the advances that
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
the inner way that edifies the community itself. The greater the contribution, the more we express and form our individuality, which is so important to a lot of us who feel like rejects to begin with. The summation of that gives us something we could never achieve as an individual.
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Pop an ollie and...
important to a lot of us who feel like rejects to begin with the summation of that gives us something we could never achieve as an individual I should say this there's some sort of beautiful symmetry that the degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
that's a really beautiful summation of this engine one last question for the panel and then we'll conclude we've spent a lot of time in the past hour talking about the advances that
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
I think too often in films, people think endings are a summation of plot, and I don't like that. Because once you know where you're going as an audience member, then it's like a video game. You're just waiting for them to get through the levels and beat the bad guy. And I just think that's boring.
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Anthony Fantano
American Celebrity
Ab-Souls Outro' serves as a jazzy, spoken summation of 'Section.80's themes. Guest cohort Ab-Soul opens the song with one urgent verse after another: Flowing freely like the saxophone behind him, his words advocate veering outside life's most predictable pathways.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
There is nothing more amusing than when two people known for being non-objective argue over objectivity. This is the summation of Keith Olbermann vs. Ted Koppell.
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Gregory Bateson
British Scientist
Synaptic summation is the technical term used in neurophysiology for those instances in which some neuron C is fired only by a combination of neurons A and B.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
I wanted to make 'Nobody Knows,' a kind of summation of the experiences I gained from making my first three films, the good ones as well as the bad ones.
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David Harsanyi
American Journalist
In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.
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David Henry Hwang
American Playwright
Yellow Face' marks my summation of multiculturalism.
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
I think too often in films, people think endings are a summation of plot, and I don't like that. Because once you know where you're going as an audience member, then it's like a video game. You're just waiting for them to get through the levels and beat the bad guy. And I just think that's boring.
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Anthony Fantano
American Celebrity
Ab-Souls Outro' serves as a jazzy, spoken summation of 'Section.80's themes. Guest cohort Ab-Soul opens the song with one urgent verse after another: Flowing freely like the saxophone behind him, his words advocate veering outside life's most predictable pathways.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
There is nothing more amusing than when two people known for being non-objective argue over objectivity. This is the summation of Keith Olbermann vs. Ted Koppell.
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Gregory Bateson
British Scientist
Synaptic summation is the technical term used in neurophysiology for those instances in which some neuron C is fired only by a combination of neurons A and B.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
I wanted to make 'Nobody Knows,' a kind of summation of the experiences I gained from making my first three films, the good ones as well as the bad ones.
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David Harsanyi
American Journalist
In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.
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David Henry Hwang
American Playwright
Yellow Face' marks my summation of multiculturalism.
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