Sum definition
The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate.
The sum of the team's combined experience.
noun
To get, or come to, a total.
verb
A summary.
My view of the world, in sum.
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An amount of money.
A sum paid in reparation.
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To give a summary of; summarize.
verb
The whole amount; totality; aggregate.
The sum of our experience.
noun
The gist or a summary of something said, done, etc.
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(archaic) The highest degree; height; summit.
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To determine the sum of by adding.
verb
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To summarize or review briefly; sum up.
verb
The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4 x and 5 x is 9 x.
The definition of a sum is a total amount you arrive at by adding up multiple things, or the total amount of something that exists, or the total amount of money you have.
4 is an example of the sum of 2+2.
When you have $100, this is an example of the sum of money that you have.
noun
The central idea or point; the gist.
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An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.
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An arithmetic problem.
A child good at sums.
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The result obtained by adding numbers or quantities; total.
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(old-fashioned) A series of numbers to be added together, or any problem in arithmetic.
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The limit of the sum of the first n terms of an infinite series as n grows indefinitely.
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The set containing every element belonging to one or both of two original sets and no other elements.
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In Boolean algebra,
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(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
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A quantity of money.
A tidy sum.
The sum of forty pounds.
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A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
This is the sum and substance of his objections.
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A central idea or point.
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The utmost degree.
noun
To give a summary of.
verb
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An amount of money.
Paid an enormous sum.
noun
(mathematics) To add.
verb
in sum
- to put it briefly; in short
idiom
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sum up
- to add up or collect into a whole or total
- to review briefly; summarize
idiom
Origin of sum
- Middle English summe from Old French from Latin summa from feminine of summus highest uper in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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