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summation

/sʌˈmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
sum-ma-tion
IPA
/sʌˈmeɪʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Summarization; summary; summing up.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English sum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English summation From sum + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sʌˈmeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

summations (plural)

Derived Forms

missummation resummation subsummation summational

Phrases

Abel's summation formula Borel summation compensated summation in summation Kahan summation algorithm Mittag-Leffler summation Ramanujan summation summation method

Frequently Paired Words

sum summate addition + = − = × = × = ÷ = remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend

Synonyms

addition summing up rundown sum sum total

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce summation?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʌˈmeɪʃən/.
What does summation mean?
Summarization; summary; summing up.
Where does summation come from?
Etymology tree English sum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English summation From sum + -ation.

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