summation
/sʌˈmeɪʃən/
summation noun: summarization; summary; summing up.
Noun
summation (countable and uncountable, plural summations)
- Summarization; summary; summing up.
- In a summation of changed times, we have a lost station site in Bournemouth (now occupied by a coach park) as well as its former hotel (still clinging on as apartments).2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 59
- Summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items.
summation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
summation in Tamil
- கூட்டுதல், மொத்தங்காணல், கூட்டல், கூட்டுத் தொகை
summation in Urdu
- حاصل جمع
summation in Bengali
- সমষ্টি, সারসংক্ষেপ
summation in Tagalog
- mathematics: an adding up of a series of items
- kadagupan
Forms of summation
| plural | summations |
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Origin of summation
From sum + -ation.
Words formed from summation
Phrases with summation
Words that rhyme with summation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about summation
- What does summation mean?
- Summation means summarization; summary; summing up.
- What is summation in Tamil?
- Summation in Tamil is கூட்டுதல், மொத்தங்காணல், கூட்டல். See Summation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is summation?
- Summation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce summation?
- Summation is pronounced /sʌˈmeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of summation?
- The plural of summation is summations.
Words near summation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: summation (page history and authors); summation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); summation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); summation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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