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Definition of 'Sum' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sum
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.

2.  sum
an amount or quantity, esp. of money:
to lend small sums.

3.  sum
a series of numbers or quantities to be added up.

4.  sum
an arithmetical problem to be solved, or such a problem worked out and having the various steps shown.

5.  sum
the full amount, or the whole:
the sum of our knowledge.

6.  sum
the main idea, gist, or point:
the sum and substance of his argument.

7.  sum
a summary.

8. (v.t.) sum
to combine into an aggregate or total (often fol. by up).

9.  sum
to ascertain the sum of, as by addition.

10.  sum
to bring into or contain in a small compass (often fol. by up).

11. (v.i.) sum
to amount.

12.  sum
to express in a brief and comprehensive statement; summarize.

13.  sum
to form a quick estimate or judgment of.


Definition of 'Sum' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
a quantity of money
"he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

2. (noun) sum, amount, total
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

3. (noun) sum, summation, sum total
the final aggregate
"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"

4. (noun) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

5. (noun) sum, total, totality, aggregate
the whole amount

6. (verb) union, sum, join
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
"let C be the union of the sets A and B"

7. (verb) summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
be a summary of
"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

8. (verb) total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
determine the sum of
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"


Definition of 'Sum' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) sum
an amount or quantity of money
large sums of money; They paid a sum of $20,000.

2.  sum
the total when numbers are added together
What's the sum of 18 and 94?

3.  sum
an easy mathematical calculation

4. (verb) sum
to briefly state the main points
It is difficult to sum up how I feel in just a few words.


Definition of 'Sum' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Sum
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12

2. (noun) Sum
a quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum

3. (noun) Sum
the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections

4. (noun) Sum
height; completion; utmost degree

5. (noun) Sum
a problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out

6. (verb) Sum
to bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up

7. (verb) Sum
to bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up

8. (verb) Sum
to have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage


Translation of 'Sum' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together
The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: som Arabic flag Arabic: مَجموع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: сбор
Brazilian flag Brazilian: soma Czech flag Czech: součet German flag German: die Summe
Danish flag Danish: sum Greek flag Greek: άθροισμα Spanish flag Spanish: suma
Estonian flag Estonian: summa Farsi flag Farsi: حاصل جمع Finnish flag Finnish: summa
French flag French: somme Hebrew flag Hebrew: סְכוּם Hindi flag Hindi: योग, योगफल, जोड़
Croatian flag Croatian: zbroj Hungarian flag Hungarian: összeg Indonesian flag Indonesian: jumlah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: summa Italian flag Italian: somma Japanese flag Japanese: 合計
Korean flag Korean: 함계 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: suma Latvian flag Latvian: summa
Malay flag Malay: hasil tambah Dutch flag Dutch: som Norwegian flag Norwegian: sum
Polish flag Polish: suma Persian flag Persian: حاصل جمع Pashto flag Pashto: د جمعی حاصل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: soma Romanian flag Romanian: sumă, total Russian flag Russian: сумма; итог
Slovak flag Slovak: súčet Slovenian flag Slovenian: vsota Serbian flag Serbian: suma
Swedish flag Swedish: summa Thai flag Thai: จำนวนรวม Turkish flag Turkish: toplam
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 和,總數 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: сума; підсумок Urdu flag Urdu: میزان
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tổng số, tổng Chinese flag Chinese: 和,总数

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