SUMMATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the arithmetic operation of summing
    • calculating the sum of two or more numbers
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the summation of four and three gives seven
    • four plus three equals seven
    Hypernyms(s) summation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) summation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the final aggregate
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
    Hypernyms(s) summation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • (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
    Hypernyms(s) summation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower