sum
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5.3
- noun
- /sʌm/
:
esencia
- Every hour that this man lives, he adds to the sum of human happiness.
- in sum
- sum of its parts
- sum total
I think that we are like a sum of our experiences.
- I think that we are like a sum of our experiences.
- Truth is the sum of all possible perspectives.
Examples
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It's difficult to understand the sum of a person's life.
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It's the sum of all its parts.
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Stay safe and you are the sum of the five people around you.
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I think that we are like a sum of our experiences.
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But the necessity for me to do it is the sum and substance of my thinking.
Fiction book (2000) -
We recognize the irony that the collective is only as strong as the sum of our individual contributions.
Academic text (2011) -
LEO: The thing is, each one of us is the sum total of every moment that we've ever experienced, with all the people we've ever known.
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What we are... ...is the sum of everything we've ever said, done and felt... ...all wrapped up in one unique thread which is constantly being revised and remembered.
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She said these little things are trivial, but the sum isn't trivial at all.
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In the discussion, the speaker highlighted the sum of the team's efforts as the key to their success.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
468
3.2
The most important central part of something
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
397
2.7
A short statement giving the main points without details
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
122
4.5
The most important part that makes something what it is
78
5.5
The main part of an idea or talk that matters most
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
28
3.4
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
21
5.4
Central part of an idea or argument
20
6.3
A final speech that reviews the main points in a trial
14
6.5
The most important specific details of a plan or problem
12
7.7
The most important part of something
6
6.7
The main point people argue about in a discussion
4
4.4
A short statement of the main points at the end of a meeting or court case
1
7.7
The main part of an idea or argument
1
3.9
A short description of the main points
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A single large payment that you get all at once instead of in smaller parts
- Specialized
A way of joining two sets or spaces so each new item has one part from each
- Specialized
Original amount of money someone lends or invests that people pay interest on
- Specialized
The result of adding two or more arrows that show direction and size, such as forces and movements
How Essential
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sum meaning the main idea also comes from Latin summa 'total' or 'highest' and is like the word summary, so the sum of a story or argument is its most important point.