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to summate

to summate

7.8
To add small amounts together to make a total
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌmeɪt/
translation icon : sumar
  • To find the total score, we need to summate all the individual data points collected from the students.
  • summated score
  • summated scale

Does it doesn't blend the effect of having lots of genes summating their effects is to is to look as though it's blending.

Examples

  • Unfortunately, audio and visual cues do not always summate or reinforce each other to provide the desired effect in terms of the various learning criteria (e.g., retention, comprehension).

    Academic text (1993)

  • For this study, "musical ability" was defined operationally as the summated score a student received on the 20 Likert-type items, scaled 1 (never) to 5 (always), contained within the researcher-generated inventory.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The distribution of summated scores is shown in Figure 3.

    Academic text (2013)

  • There were 13 possible points for the summated level of knowledge about seasonal influenza.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Average contact was measured by a summated scale of contact with each network member on a frequency of contact from less than one year to daily.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The questionnaire items listed in Table 2 were used in the summated scales for each factor.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Table 3 provides means, standard deviations, and effect sizes for the summated scales by group.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The three subscales have summated scores that range from 0 to 30.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Summated scores ranged from a low of 12 to a high of 33.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Given that the instrument was summated, we measured the internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha through the pilot test.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

to add
vsto summate
934 1.0

Put numbers or amounts together to find their total

is used to join items for an overall effect not limited to numbers
to sum
vsto summate
168 1.0

To add two or more numbers to find their total

is used to combine items for a total effect beyond only numbers
to add up
vsto summate
118 1.0

Find the total of several numbers

is broader and applies to combining items for overall effect
to total
vsto summate
65 1.0

To add numbers together to find the whole amount

is broader, used to merge things for a general combined effect
to roll up
vsto summate
22 3.7

Collect small amounts until they become a larger total

is narrower, describing arithmetic combining rather than general collection
to tally
vsto summate
18 3.0

To count or add things like points and votes

focuses on joining things for a combined effect rather than record keeping
to add together
vsto summate
7 1.0

To calculate the total of two or more numbers by putting them together

focuses on creating a combined effect beyond pure arithmetic totals
to sum up
vsto summate
1 2.1

Add several numbers to find the total

applies to joining things for a combined effect beyond only values
to totalize
vsto summate
  • US
1 7.4

Join numbers or ideas to make one whole

focuses more generally on joining items for combined effect rather than parts
to tote up
vsto summate
  • UK
1 4.3

Add numbers to find the total

is used more broadly to combine things for overall effect not just numbers
to tot
vsto summate
  • UK
1 8.8

To add numbers together to find the total

covers combining items for an effect beyond numeric totals
to tot up
vsto summate
  • UK
5.1

To add a group of numbers to find the total

is wider, for combining things to produce an overall effect beyond totals

Antonyms

to subtract
56 1.6

To take one number away from another

How Formal

to summate
7.8
aggregate
21 5.8
total
443 1.0
to sum
168 1.0
to add
934 1.0
to add up
118 1.0

Surface Forms

summate infinitive
summated past
summated past participle
summating present participle
summates third person singular

Morphology

summate = sum (transparent) = sum + ate

The verb is transparently built from the idea of summing or adding together, with a recognizable verb-forming suffix.

Etymology

Summate comes from the same root as the common word sum, which means 'total' or the result of adding. So, to summate is to 'add things together' or combine small parts into one total, which explains its use for numbers or effects that build up.