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Word: Sum
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin summa ‘main part, sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest’
sʌm
a particular amount of money
Short Definition:particular amount of money
Examples:- they could not afford such a sum
the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items
Short Definition:total amount resulting from addition of two or more numbers or items
Examples:- the sum of two prime numbers
an arithmetical problem, especially at an elementary level
Short Definition:arithmetical problem
Examples:- we did sums at school, Mummy
- do your sums, then the shock will not be too great
Word: Sum
Speech Type: Verb
sʌm
find the sum of (two or more amounts)
Short Definition:find sum of
Examples:- if we sum these equations we obtain X
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