summation

CEFRC1

/sʌˈmeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of adding things together or stating a final conclusion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items.

Examples

  • I object to that summation; it was entirely too short.

  • In this article, we use Einstein notation for summation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Summarization; summary; summing up.

More examples

In context

  • In a summation of changed times, we have a lost station site in Bournemouth (now occupied by a coach park) as well as its former hotel (still clinging on as apartments).

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The lawyer's closing blank convinced the entire jury of the defendant's guilt.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From sum + -ation.