summation

• Sustantivo que designa el acto o resultado de sumar cantidades, o un resumen final que condensa lo esencial, especialmente en un contexto legal.

A noun referring to the process or result of adding things together, or a concluding summary, especially in a legal context.

1. Concluding summaryB2formallegal

   A final summary or review of arguments, especially in a legal context before a court.

   Resumen conclusivo

   • The lawyer delivered a powerful summation to the jury.
   • Her summation of the case was clear and concise.
   • The judge listened carefully to the closing summation.

   Sinónimosrecapitulationsummary

2. Physiological responseC1formalscientific

   The process by which multiple stimuli combine to produce a response that a single stimulus alone cannot trigger, often in muscles or nerves.

   Sumación (fisiología)

   • Temporal summation occurs when a single neuron fires rapidly.
   • Spatial summation involves multiple presynaptic neurons firing simultaneously.
   • The muscle contraction was the result of summation of several nerve impulses.

   Sinónimosintegration

3. Final aggregateB2formal

   The total or final result obtained by adding together a collection of items or amounts.

   Suma total

   • The summation of all expenses came to over five thousand dollars.
   • The final summation of votes determined the winner.
   • We need to calculate the summation of all data points.

   Sinónimosaggregateamountfinal resultsumtallytotalwhole

4. Arithmetic operationA2formal

   The mathematical operation of adding two or more numbers together to find their total.

   Suma (operación aritmética)

   • The summation of 5 and 3 equals 8.
   • Children learn basic summation in elementary school.
   • The calculator can perform summation quickly.

   Sinónimosaddition