There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SUMMATION
summation, addition, plus
(noun) 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”
summation, summing up, rundown
(noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
sum, summation, sum total
(noun) the final aggregate; “the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
summation
(noun) (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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
summation (countable and uncountable, plural summations)
A summarization.
(mathematics) An adding up of a series of items.
Source: Wiktionary
Sum*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sommation. See Sum, v. t.]
Definition: The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate. Of this series no summation is possible to a finite intellect. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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