Summation (Noun)
Meaning 1
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- The prosecutor's summation was a powerful review of the evidence that left a lasting impression on the jury.
- In her summation, the defense attorney emphasized the lack of concrete evidence linking her client to the crime.
- The judge instructed the jury to carefully consider the summation presented by both sides before rendering their verdict.
- The lawyer's summation was a masterful distillation of the complex facts and arguments presented during the trial.
- The summation by the plaintiff's attorney was a passionate appeal to the jury to hold the defendant accountable for their actions.
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Meaning 2
The final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 3
(physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.