partial sum

noun Mathematics.

one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.

Words nearby partial sum

partial ordering, partial pressure, partial product, partial reinforcement, partial seizure, partial sum, partial tone, partial vacuum, partial volume, partial-birth abortion, partial-thickness flap

Origin of partial sum

First recorded in 1925–30