Definition of Summation

1. Noun. A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).

Exact synonyms: Rundown, Summing Up
Generic synonyms: Sum-up, Summary
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Sum, Summational

2. Noun. (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.
Category relationships: Physiology
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Summational

3. Noun. The final aggregate. "The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
Exact synonyms: Sum, Sum Total
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Aggregate, Congeries, Conglomeration
Derivative terms: Sum, Summate, Summate, Summational

4. Noun. The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers. "Four plus three equals seven"
Exact synonyms: Addition, Plus
Generic synonyms: Arithmetic Operation
Derivative terms: Add, Add, Sum, Summational

Definition of Summation

1. n. The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

Definition of Summation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Summation

summarized
summarizer
summarizers
summarizes
summarizing
summary
summary judgement
summary judgment
summary treatment
summas
summat
summate
summated
summates
summating
summation (current term)
summational
summations
summative
summats
summa cum laude
summed
summer
summercaters
summered
summerhouse
summerhouses
summerier
summeriest
summering

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