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summation

Syllabification: (sum·ma·tion)
Pronunciation: /səˈmāSHən/

Definition of summation

noun

  • 1the process of adding things together:the summation of numbers of small pieces of evidence
  • a sum total of things added together.
  • 2the process of summing something up:these will need summation in a single document
  • a summary.
  • Law an attorney’s closing speech at the conclusion of the giving of evidence.

Derivatives

summational

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/

adjective

summative

Pronunciation: /ˈsəmətiv/

adjective

summation in other Oxford dictionaries

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