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Meanings of sum in English

Portuguese
substância
Catalan
substància
Spanish
esencia
Wikidata

The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

substância
Russian
сумма
Portuguese
suma
Spanish
suma
Catalan
suma
Wikidata

Addition of a sequence of numbers.

сумма
Synonyms
Examples for "summation"
Examples for "summation"
1
Eisenhower at the summit: 'What U-Twos?' We'll go along; no preliminary summation.
The bourne identity
2
That seemed perfect for our situation; it was a kind of summation.
In the night room: a novel
3
Our approach is also discussed with respect to the Ewald summation method.
Pubmed
4
That's not a bad summation of what we value about good poetry.
The Guardian
5
Through the blur, she read the computer's final summation one more time.
The god project
1
Aristotle said, 'a man's character is the sum total of his actions'.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
2
And a temper reckoned high in the sum total of her defects.
The Moonstone
3
There was just light enough to see the sum total in figures.
Jezebel's Daughter
4
This is about the sum total of the privileges accorded to them.
Woman: Man's Equal
5
That was the sum total of their excuse, and it was enough.
Old Indian Days
Russian
сумма
Portuguese
soma
Catalan
suma
Spanish
suma

A quantity of money.

сумма
Portuguese
soma
Catalan
total
Spanish
suma

The whole amount.

soma
Usage of sum in English
1
They are words that perhaps best sum up his time at City.
Reuters
2
A sum of £250m will be made available every year from April.
The Guardian
3
Then as to money-hereally had a great sum under his control.
Dubliners
4
BNP already set aside money to cover the sum, a spokeswoman said.
Reuters
5
Justice Wylie will sum up the case to the jury tomorrow morning.
Radio NZ
6
CIC has earmarked a similar sum to recapitalise other state financial institutions.
Reuters
7
In sum, this new approach is logical, potentially helpful and probably impracticable.
Reuters
8
These are really ideal for dim sum, but either type works fine.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
9
In sum, he briefly led the way because he briefly felt secure.
The Guardian
10
Critics of toll roads say this staggering sum shows they don't work.
Radio NZ
11
When the time comes, you shall know the sum to the penny.
Magic terror: seven tales
12
A debtor contracts to pay a fixed sum in interest every year.
The Guardian
13
House Atreides and House Vernius owe the Spacing Guild a significant sum.
The Winds of Dune
14
In this case, we felt the sum was greater than the parts.
Wired
15
Germany remain intimidating and even greater than the sum of their parts.
The Guardian
16
Similarly, though, the development challenges often exceed the sum of their parts.
Pubmed