summation

American  

[suh-mey-shuhn] / səˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of summing.

2. the result of this; an aggregate or total.

3. a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or statements, often with a final conclusion or conclusions drawn from them.

4. Law.  the final arguments of opposing attorneys before a case goes to the jury.

5. Physiology.  the arousal of impulses by a rapid succession of stimuli, carried either by separate sensory neurons spatial summation or by the same sensory neuron temporal summation.

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summation British  

/ sʌˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of determining a sum; addition

2. the result of such an act or process

3. a summary

4. law the concluding statements made by opposing counsel in a case before a court

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Other Word Forms

• summational adjective
• summative adjective

Etymology

Origin of summation

1750–60; < Medieval Latin summātiōn- (stem of summātiō ), equivalent to summāt ( us ) (past participle of summāre to sum; -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Her summation, in fact, ended with a lie.

From Salon

The performance combines Clooney’s work with the Coen brothers and his turn in “Michael Clayton,” coming out as something that feels both fresh and like a summation of sorts for his own career.

From Los Angeles Times

The top-rated use cases tend to be general productivity tools, like data analysis, meeting summation and writing.

From The Wall Street Journal

So just to add to the arguability of the following list, we’ve also noted a favorite song or two from each movie, the song titles often becoming surprise summations of the plots themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

But “One Battle After Another” doesn’t feel like a summation.

From Los Angeles Times