summation
the act or process of summing.
the result of this; an aggregate or total.
a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or statements, often with a final conclusion or conclusions drawn from them.
Law. the final arguments of opposing attorneys before a case goes to the jury.
Physiology. the arousal of impulses by a rapid succession of stimuli, carried either by separate sensory neurons (spatial summation ) or by the same sensory neuron (temporal summation ).
Origin of summation
1Other words from summation
- sum·ma·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby summation
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How to use summation in a sentence
It turns out that the ability to touch your toes is the summation of a number of different physiological factors, many of which we have no control over.
My general summation of what occured is that it’s just one of those things that happen.
Finally, this year, we got something approaching a summation of all these efforts.
When asked about her decades in the trenches of exoneration work, Nethercott offers in summation a moment of absurdity.
With 12 men exonerated, the force behind Maryland’s Innocence Project hangs it up | Tim Prudente | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostIn the end, the teams didn’t actually perform the full summation of shapes, which was beyond them.
The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End | George Musser | October 29, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that is this sleazy rabbit hole in its most perfect summation.
Per Kundera, tweets and blogs translate every link, adding ideology in the guise of summation.
“She is not Amanda the Ripper,” Bongiorno told the jury in her summation.
"3 words... Los Angeles Lifetime," suggested Tim Smith, a New York artists' studio manager, in a summation of the season.
The summation is defined as the increase in entropy between the initial and the final states.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousIn any case we may regard the smallest spots as the initial stages of variation, the larger as a cumulative summation of these.
Evolution in Modern Thought | Ernst HaeckelPlease explain discrepancy between these reports and your own summation of ten hours previous.
Where I Wasn't Going | Walt RichmondWithout this counterweight, how false would be our final summation of the evidence upon most of the great state trials!
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyIts summation is best expressed by the varied sights and emotions of an afternoon in mid-December.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell Fox
British Dictionary definitions for summation
/ (sʌˈmeɪʃən) /
the act or process of determining a sum; addition
the result of such an act or process
a summary
US law the concluding statements made by opposing counsel in a case before a court
Origin of summation
1Derived forms of summation
- summational, adjective
- summative, adjective
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