as in adding
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator
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Recent Examples of summing
Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018
IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018
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That metric compares grads' total earnings over a period of time with those of workers without bachelor's degrees, while also subtracting educational expenses such as tuition, room and board and income lost while attending college.—
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Decarbonization is a six-syllable mouthful about subtracting something invisible from our lives.—
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“Summing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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