I. ˈsəm 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 ˌsə-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• sum·ma·ble ˈsə-mə-bəl adjective
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- in sum
II. verb
( summed ; sum·ming )
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to calculate the sum of : total
2. : summarize
intransitive verb
: to reach a sum : amount