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summation

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a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

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2. noun

(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

3. noun

the final aggregate

4. noun

the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers

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