sum

What adding yields

A sum is a total of numbers added together.

It is used frequently of money, even when there is no obvious breakdown of it into parts (hefty sum, lump sum).

The sum and substance of something is the essence of it.

The expression in sum means in summary, or briefly.

The verb sum, typically occurring as sum up, means to summarize.

When you sum numbers, you add them up.

arithmetic

addition

Joining quantities mathematically

equation · subtraction · multiplication · division · algebra · arithmetic · calculus · addend · plus · equals

essence

gist

Central meaning distilled

synopsis · recap · overview · distillation · core · heart · kernel · nutshell · takeaway · précis

accounting

ledger

Financial record book

bookkeeping · reconciliation · accounts payable · accounts receivable · profit and loss · assets · liabilities · bottom line · balance sheet · fiscal

conclusion

verdict

Official court decision

determination · judgment · inference · deduction · wrap-up · closing · assessment · reckoning · end result · net effect

logarithms

logarithm

Exponent-determining mathematical operation

base · exponent · index · notation · scale · magnitude · exponential · antilog

Categories
Opposites
mathematical operation

sumdifference

Way things contrast

subtraction · remainder · quotient · dividend · product

whole vs. part

sumpart

Piece of whole

portion · fraction · component · constituent · element

amount/quantity

sumnothing

Not any thing

zero · pittance · trifle · nadir · bottom

Phrases
Family

assume, summer, summary, presume, assumed, consumer, sums, assuming, summarize

Familiarity
Top 5,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G