summation

sum·ma·tion

S0880500 (sə-mā′shən)n.1. The act or process of adding; addition.2. A sum or aggregate.3. A concluding argument after the presentation of a legal case, especially an argument made to a judge or jury by an attorney for a party as to why that party should prevail.4. Physiology The process by which multiple or repeated stimuli can produce a response in a nerve, muscle, or other part that one stimulus alone cannot produce.

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[New Latin summātiō, summātiōn-, from Late Latin summātus, past participle of summāre, to sum up, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]

summation

(sʌˈmeɪʃən) n1. (Mathematics) the act or process of determining a sum; addition2. (Mathematics) the result of such an act or process3. a summary4. (Law) law US the concluding statements made by opposing counsel in a case before a court[C18: from Medieval Latin summātiō, from summāre to total, from Latin summa sum¹] sumˈmational adj summative adj

sum•ma•tion

(səˈmeɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act or process of summing. 2. an aggregate or total. 3. a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or statements, often with final conclusions drawn from them. 4. the final arguments of opposing attorneys before a case goes to the jury. 5. the arousal of nerve impulses by a rapid succession of sensory stimuli. [1750–60] sum•ma′tion•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summation - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)rundown, summing upsummary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	summation - (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not producephysiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organismsbiological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	3.	summation - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"sum total, sumaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholecongeries, conglomeration, aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
	4.	summation - 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"plus, additionarithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers

summation

noun1. The act or process of adding:addition, totalization.2. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:aggregate, amount, sum, sum total, total, totality.Archaic: tale.3. A condensation of the essential or main points of something:recapitulation, rundown, run-through, sum, summary, summing-up, wrap-up.Informal: recap.

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