sum
/sʌm/ n [U] (TOTAL)Definition
› mathematics a total found by the addition of two or more numbers: The sum of seven and twelve is nineteen. in sum › In sum is said before giving a final, brief statement describing something: In sum, the American public did not perceive global warming as urgent.
(Definition of sum n (TOTAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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