summation meaning

UK US /səˈmeɪʃən/ 3 syllables

summation (noun): a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).

summation has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

summation as a noun

  1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

    Synonyms: summing up, rundown

    Type of: summary

    Related forms: summational, sum

  2. (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

    Type of: organic process

    Related forms: summational

  3. the final aggregate
    • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

    Synonyms: sum, sum total

    Type of: collection

    Kinds: aggregate

    Related forms: summational

  4. 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

    Synonyms: addition, plus

    Type of: arithmetic operation

    Related forms: summational, sum

How to pronounce summation

summation is pronounced /səˈmeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with summation

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