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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for summation

Noun

1. summation, summing up, rundown, summary
usage: a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
2. summation, organic process, biological process
usage: (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
3. sum, summation, sum total, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
usage: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
4. summation, addition, plus, arithmetic operation
usage: 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"
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