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summation
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sum·ma·tion  (s-mshn)
n.
1. The act or process of adding; addition.
2. A sum or aggregate.
3. A concluding part of a speech or argument containing a summary of principal points, especially of a case before a court of law.
4. Physiology The process by which multiple or repeated stimuli can produce a response in a nerve, muscle, or other part that one stimulus alone cannot produce.

[New Latin summti, summtin-, from Late Latin summtus, past participle of summre, to sum up, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]

summation [sʌˈmeɪʃən]
n
1. (Mathematics) the act or process of determining a sum; addition
2. (Mathematics) the result of such an act or process
3. a summary
4. (Law) US law the concluding statements made by opposing counsel in a case before a court
[from Medieval Latin summātiō, from summāre to total, from Latin summa sum1]
summational  adj
summative  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.summation - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.summation - (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
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
3.summation - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
congeries, conglomeration, aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
4.summationsummation - 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"
arithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers
Translations
summation [sʌˈmeɪʃən] N (= act) → adición f; (= summary) → recapitulación f, resumen m; (= total) → suma f, total m
summation
n (= act)Addition f; (= total)Summe f; (= summary)Zusammenfassung f; (US Jur) → Plädoyers pl; in summationzusammenfassend
summation [sʌˈmeɪʃən] n (frm) (summary) → sommario; (total) → somma, totale m
summation [sʌˈmeɪʃən] n (frm) (summary) → sommario; (total) → somma, totale m


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