Definition of summation Summation

/sʌmejˈʃʌn/ - [sumeyshun] - sum•ma•tion

We found 9 definitions of summation from 5 different sources.

What does summation mean?

Noun Plural: summations
summation - the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
		addition, plus
		arithmetic operation a mathematical operation involving numbers
summation - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
		summing up, rundown
		sum-up, summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
summation - (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
		biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms
		physiology processes and functions of an organism
summation - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
		sum, sum total
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating