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Summation

Summation Meaning & Definition
Summation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Summation?

[n] the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
[n] a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
[n] the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
[n] (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

Synonyms | Synonyms for Summation: addition | plus | rundown | sum | sum total | summing up

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See Also | accumulation | aggregate | aggregation | arithmetic operation | assemblage | biological process | collection | congeries | conglomeration | organic process | summary

Summation In Webster's Dictionary

\Sum*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sommation. See {Sum}, v. t.] The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate. Of this series no summation is possible to a finite intellect. --De Quincey.

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