SUM

sum, total, totality, aggregate

(noun) the whole amount

sum, amount, total

(noun) a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; “the gist of the prosecutor’s argument”; “the heart and soul of the Republican Party”; “the nub of the story”

sum, summation, sum total

(noun) the final aggregate; “the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”

union, sum, join

(noun) a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; “let C be the union of the sets A and B”

sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money

(noun) a quantity of money; “he borrowed a large sum”; “the amount he had in cash was insufficient”

total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up

(verb) determine the sum of; “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

summarize, summarise, sum, sum up

(verb) be a summary of; “The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

sum (plural sums)

A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).

A quantity of money.

A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.

A central idea or point.

The utmost degree.

(obsolete) An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.

Synonyms

• (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation): amount, sum total, summation, total, totality

• (arithmetic computation): calculation, computation

• (quantity of money): amount, quantity of money, sum of money

• (summary): See summary

• (central idea or point): center/centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, nitty-gritty, pith substance

• (utmost degree): See summit

• (obsolete: old English measure of corn): quarter

Hyponyms

• checksum

• empty sum

• nullary sum

Verb

sum (third-person singular simple present sums, present participle summing, simple past and past participle summed)

(transitive) To add together.

(transitive) To give a summary of.

Synonyms

• (to add together): add, add together, add up, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up

• (to give a summary of): See summarize

Etymology 2

Noun

sum (plural sums)

The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.

The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

sum

(African-American Vernacular, internet slang, text messaging) Eye dialect spelling of some.

Determiner

sum

(African-American Vernacular, internet slang, text messaging) Eye dialect spelling of some.

Etymology 4

Noun

sum (plural sums)

synonym of somon

Anagrams

• MSU, Mus, Muş, UMS, mu's, mus, mus', ums

Proper noun

Sum (plural Sums)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sum is the 18596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1482 individuals. Sum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.14%) and White (16.06%) individuals.

Anagrams

• MSU, Mus, Muş, UMS, mu's, mus, mus', ums

Source: Wiktionary

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Sum, n. Etym: [OE. summe, somme, OF. sume, some, F. somme, L. summa, fr. summus highest, a superlative from sub under. See Sub-, and cf. Supreme.]

1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12. Take ye the sum of all the congregation. Num. i. 2.

Note: Sum is now commonly applied to an aggregate of numbers, and number to an aggregate of persons or things.

2. A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum. "The sum of forty pound." Chaucer. With a great sum obtained I this freedom. Acts xxii. 28.

3. The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.

4. Height; completion; utmost degree. Thus have I told thee all my state, and brought My story to the sum of earthly bliss. Milton.

5. (Arith.)

Definition: A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out. Macaulay. A sum in arithmetic wherein a flaw discovered at a particular point is ipso facto fatal to the whole. Gladstone. A large sheet of paper . . . covered with long sums. Dickens. Algebraic sum, as distinguished from arithmetical sum, the aggregate of two or more numbers or quantities taken with regard to their signs, as + or -, according to the rules of addition in algebra; thus, the algebraic sum of -2, 8, and -1 is 5.

– In sum, in short; in brief. [Obs.] "In sum, the gospel . . . prescribes every virtue to our conduct, and forbids every sin." Rogers.

Sum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summed; p. pr. & vb. n. Summing.] Etym: [Cf. F. sommer, LL. summare.]

1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up. The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day. Bacon.

2. To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard," in few words sums up the moral of this fable. L'Estrange. He sums their virtues in himself alone. Dryden.

3. (Falconry)

Definition: To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage. But feathered soon and fledge They summed their pens [wings]. Milton. Summing up, a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a résumé; a summary.

Syn.

– To cast up; collect; comprise; condense; comprehend; compute.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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