n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English summe, from Anglo-French sume, somme, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus highest; akin to Latin super over ― more at OVER
Date: 14th century
1 : an indefinite or specified amount of money
2 : the whole amount : AGGREGATE
3 : the utmost degree : SUMMIT <reached the sum of human happiness>
4 a : a summary of the chief points or thoughts : SUMMATION <the sum of this criticism follows ― C. W. Hendel> b : GIST <the sum and substance of an argument>
5 a (1) : the result of adding numbers <the sum of 5 and 7 is 12> (2) : the limit of the sum of the first n terms of an infinite series as n increases indefinitely b : numbers to be added broadly : a problem in arithmetic c (1) : DISJUNCTION 2 (2) : UNION 2D
– sum · ma · bil · i · ty \ ˌ s ə -m ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– sum · ma · ble \ ' s ə -m ə -b ə l \ adjective
– in sum : in short : BRIEFLY