Sum

Word SUM
Character 3
Hyphenation sum
Pronunciations /sʌm/

Definitions and meanings of "Sum"

What do we mean by sum?

An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers. noun

An arithmetic problem. noun

The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate. noun

An amount of money. noun

A summary. noun

The central idea or point; the gist. noun

To add. transitive verb

To give a summary of; summarize. transitive verb

To present the substance of (material) in a condensed form; summarize. phrasal verb

To describe or assess concisely. phrasal verb

See -some.

An obsolete spelling of some.

The highest point: the top; summit; completion; full amount; total; maximum. noun

The whole; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance. noun

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the result of the process of addition: as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12; the sum of a and b is a + b. noun

Hence The whole number or quantity. noun

A quantity of money or currency; an indefinite amount of money. noun

An arithmetical problem to be solved, or an example of a rule to be worked out; also, such a problem worked out and the various steps shown. noun

In the calculus of finite differences, a function the result of operating upon another function with the sign of summation, and expressing the addition of all successive values of that function in which the variable differs from unit to unit from zero or other constant value to one less than the value indicated; also, a special value of such a function. Thus, the sum of r is noun

A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).

A quantity of money.

A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.

A central idea or point; gist.

The utmost degree.

An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sum

The word "sum" in example sentences

The proportionate postage from this commerce, even at the ratio of the present West Indian postage, to and from Great Britain and her West Indian colonies, would be 110,000_l. _ yearly; but admitting that a sum equal to _one-half_ only of _this sum_ came from the letters sent through the British Post Office, the sum gained on this station yearly would be 55,000_l. ❋ James MacQueen (N/A)

Totos ego tredecim annos, quibus functus sum ministerio, sive in sacramentis, sive in aliis sacris celebrandis, exhortationibus aut precibus quae extant in Agendâ nostrâ, _nunquam usus sum_. ❋ Alexander F. Mitchell (N/A)

Draining me of the last cent of my hard earnings, he would, however, occasionally -- when I brought {252} home an extra large sum -- dole out to me a sixpence or a shilling, with a view, perhaps, of kindling up my gratitude; but this practice had the opposite effect -- it was an admission of _my right to the whole sum_. ❋ Frederick Douglass (1856)

SELECT sum (p_numofrasname) as p_numofrasname, sum (nvl (p_numof1stareacnt,0)) as p_numof1stareacnt, sum (nvl (p_numof2stareacnt,0)) +sum (nvl (p_numof1stareacnt,0)) as p_numof2stareacnt ❋ Minal Bhadle (2009)

The problem with the ‘vector sum’ formulation is that it ignores several crucial properties of the system: the ‘vectors’ are not independent, the ’sum’ feeds back into the individual vectors, and the operation of summation is non-linear. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I remember that at another festivity given by the city to the Emperor a few years later, since all inscription had been exhausted, there were placed above the throne on which he was to sit, these words from Scripture, in gold letters: _Ego sum qui sum_, -- and no one was shocked. " ❋ Arthur L��on Imbert De Saint-Amand (1867)

Individual accomplishments are important, but the sum is always greater in value than the individual parts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“If the sum is not sufficient,” Dick said stiffly, “why name the sum you consider fair.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Our current system is a faltering machine whose product is benign genocide -- which I define as the sum total of global deaths that result from the way the system is set up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was in these that Gruenwald introduced the concept of the “Omniverse,” which he described as the sum total of all universes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The power of the sum is also controlled by weak processes. ❋ Unknown (1984)

Thomas Jefferson in his First Inaugural address in1801 described what he called the sum of good government as, "a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Tribe outgained the Huskies 396 to 277 in sum offense as great as was plus dual in the turnover ratio. ❋ Admin (2009)

Both teams were flattering even in sum descent yards as TU had 323 as great as URI had 329. ❋ Admin (2009)

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