What does Accumulation mean?

Definitions for Accumulation
əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃənac·cu·mu·la·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. accretion, accumulationnoun

    an increase by natural growth or addition

  2. collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblagenoun

    several things grouped together or considered as a whole

  3. accumulation, accrual, accruementnoun

    the act of accumulating

  4. accumulationnoun

    (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

Wiktionary

  1. accumulationnoun

    The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

  2. accumulationnoun

    The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.

    an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.

  3. accumulationnoun

    A mass of something piled up or collected.

  4. accumulationnoun

    The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.

  5. accumulationnoun

    The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.

  6. accumulationnoun

    The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

  7. Etymology: * First attested in the late 15th century.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Accumulationnoun

    Etymology: from accumulate.

    Some, perhaps, might otherwise wonder at such an accumulation of benefits, like a kind of embroidering, or listing of one favour upon another. Henry Wotton.

    One of my place in Syria, his lieutenant,
    For quick accumulation of renown,
    Which he atchiev’d by th’ minute, lost his favour. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

    By the regular returns of it in some people, and their freedom from it after the morbid matter is exhausted, it looks as there were regular accumulations and gatherings of it, as of other humours in the body, growing perhaps on some people as corns. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

ChatGPT

  1. accumulation

    Accumulation refers to the action or process of gathering or amassing something over a period of time. This could refer to physical items, knowledge, wealth, or other quantifiable entities. It could also refer to the build-up or increase in amount of something in a given area, often seen in scientific or environmental contexts.

  2. accumulation

    Accumulation generally refers to the gathering, collecting or increase of something over time. It can refer to the buildup of tangible things like wealth or possessions, as well as intangible items like information or knowledge. The term can also be used in various fields such as economics, finance, biology and physics with different contextual meanings.

  3. accumulation

    Accumulation refers to the gathering, collecting, amassing or increase of a certain item or quantity over a period of time. This term can be applied in a variety of contexts, including finance, where it refers to the increase of assets or investments; physical sciences, where it denotes the build-up of substances; or ecology, where it signifies the collection of toxins or other materials in an environment or organism.

  4. accumulation

    Accumulation generally refers to the gathering or amassing of something over time, whether it be physical objects, knowledge, wealth, or even intangible concepts like stress. It can also refer to the increase or growth of something in a particular area or space.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Accumulationnoun

    the act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors

  2. Accumulationnoun

    the concurrence of several titles to the same proof

  3. Etymology: [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Accumulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Accumulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Accumulation in a Sentence

  1. Karen Khachanov:

    I found it very difficult to regulate my breath. I think it was emphasized by some very long rallies we had towards the end of the first set which made it tough for me to keep my composure and the breathing in check, i don’t know what caused it. I think that it was a combination of everything that has gone on behind the scenes in the last week. And accumulation of the excitement, the buzz.

  2. Fumitaka Ono:

    When you're managing your daily grocery spending, it's an accumulation of small expenditures. And as you make small purchases, you notice that prices are slowly rising, and consumers get worried.

  3. Charles Dickens:

    Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.

  4. Robert Ward:

    This looks like part of China's strategy of casting legal nets over areas that it claims... to' normalize' these claims, enforcement will be difficult, but this may matter less for Beijing than the slow accumulation of what it sees as a legal underpinning.

  5. Tom Graziano:

    Because of a mild winter and little snow accumulation, the western half of the country, the Upper Midwest, the Middle Atlantic and Northeast all have a low risk of river flooding, which is typically enhanced by snow melt.

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