Summation Definition
summation
noun
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- (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
- the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
- 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"
"Summation" in song lyrics
See how summation is used in real songs:
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"principle of summation"
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Words that rhyme with summation
Usage tips for "summation"
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