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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
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
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
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
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
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