summation

noun

(ˌ)sə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce summation (audio)
Definition of summationnext
as in sum
a complete amount of something the summation of climatic conditions that affect plant growth

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Recent Examples of summation The Battle of the Gullet is a summation of various micro-conflicts happening simultaneously. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 One way to consider this is that while the percentage growth in prices was higher decades ago, there is a history, as the growing CPI is effectively a summation of all previous price hikes. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026 Gretchen realized that Blue Antiquity was Oscar’s capstone novel, a summation of what my husband believed about life, love, death, and eternity. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Trump is not totally wrong in his summation, but the remedy is bad as redistricting changes are supposed to occur once every 10 years based on population changes. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for summation
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  1. sum
  2. total
  3. totality
  4. whole
Noun
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some economists believe the vast sums of money being borrowed by private AI companies could pile additional pressure on government bond yields.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sum
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  • In total, the UK spent £145 billion on benefits for working-age people and children – including incapacity and disability benefits (£77 billion); housing benefit (£37 billion); and child benefit (£13 billion).
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In total, authorities took six individuals into custody and later released them on bail during the investigation.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of total
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  • Gullar had in mind something that would escape the boundary between object and context and manifest its participation in a totality of relationships—or encounters, as Lee would phrase it.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The totality of the thing is exhausting, yet as is common in durational experiences of art, meaning and unexpected contradictions emerged.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of totality
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  • The mark is not a single mark at all but an accumulation of marks that coheres into a whole by theatrically—even illusionistically—representing itself as a single brushstroke.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On a political level, Shelley’s monster pandemic served as a warning of what horrifying fates might await the whole of humanity if conflict and irresponsibility were left unchecked worldwide.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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