summing
Calculating the total
Summing is the act of adding numbers or quantities together to find a total.
The word appears in phrases like summing up, which means to summarize or give a final statement: The lawyer began summing up the case for the jury.
In technical contexts, summing refers to combining signals or values: a summing amplifier.
Joining quantities mathematically
count · calculation · computation · total · subtotal · adder · mathematics · algebra
Containing within a covering
- condensingReducing in volume
- recappingRestating key points briefly
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- concludingBringing to an end
wrapping up · synopsis · gist · overview · digest · précis · abstract · epitomizing
Joining multiple elements
- mergingBlending into one
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- integratingCombining into a whole
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
aggregating · amalgamating · fusing · coalescing · blending · joining · synthesizing · incorporating
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
tally · count · calculation · computation · total · subtotal · adder · mathematics · algebra · tabulate
encapsulating
Containing within a covering
- condensingReducing in volume
- recappingRestating key points briefly
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
concluding · wrapping up · synopsis · gist · overview · digest · précis · abstract · epitomizing · boiling down
combining
Joining multiple elements
- mergingBlending into one
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- integratingCombining into a whole
unifying · aggregating · amalgamating · fusing · coalescing · blending · joining · synthesizing · incorporating · converging
- math operationsaddition, adding, subtraction, subtracting, multiplication
- counting activitiestallying, adding up, numbering, enumerating, tabulating
- adding wordsplus, addition, counting up, tallying, incrementing
- mental mathmental math, mental arithmetic, estimation, guesstimate, ballpark
- number crunchingcalculation, computing, figuring, reckoning, tallying
- tabulationcounting, tallying, listing, recording, enumerating
summingsubtracting
Removing quantity from another
deducting · deduction · taking away · minusing · differencing
summingguessing
Estimating without certainty
estimating · guesstimating · approximating · conjecturing · ballparking
summingdecomposing
Organic matter breaking down
breaking down · itemizing · disaggregating · analyzing · dissecting
- summing upCondensing key points