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summation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'summation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Summation [ v. t.]
- The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

Meaning of 'summation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . summation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
Example in sentence:
  • four plus three equals seven;
  • the summation of four and three gives seven
Meaning (2):
- the final aggregate
Example in sentence:
  • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

Nearby Words:

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