Summation



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解释

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• n. 总结, 概要;总数, 合计
• ［英］ n. 总结, 概要 ( a summary) ; 总数, 合计 ( a total)
• ［记］ summ（总）+ation

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1760
• 1. the act or process of forming a sum ; addition
• 2. sum, total
• 3. cumulative action or effect; especially the process by which a sequence of stimuli that are individually inadequate to produce a response are cumulatively able to induce a nerve impulse
• 4. a final part of an argument reviewing points made and expressing conclusions
• ? summational adjective

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