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sum

/sʌm/
noun
  1. A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

    "The sum of 3 and 4 is 7."

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

    "We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky."

  3. A quantity of money.

    "a tidy sum"

Synonymscalculation, computation, center, centre, core, essence
verb
  1. To add together.

  2. To give a summary of.

Synonymsadd, add together, add up, sum up, summate, tally

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