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
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
Synonyms: summing up, rundown
Type of: summary
Related forms: summational, sum
- (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
- the final aggregate
- the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
Type of: collection
Kinds: aggregate
Related forms: summational
- 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
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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