Summation
/ˌsʌmˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or result of adding things together; a total.
Did you know?Summation entered English through Latin legal and mathematical language, where the idea of “bringing together” could mean both addition and a formal closing statement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together”
Latin
Latin
sumere
“to take up, take for oneself”
Latin
Latin
sumptio
“a taking up; an act of taking”
Late Latin
Latin
summatio
“a bringing together; a calculation or reckoning”
Middle English
English
summacioun
“an addition or reckoning”
Modern English
English
summation
“the act or process of adding things together; a total”