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summary vs summation

summation vs summary

summary and summation both are nouns.

summary is an adjective but summation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summary Yes Yes No No
summation Yes No No No
As nouns, summation is a hyponym of summary; that is, summation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summary:
  • summary: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  • summation: a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
summary (noun) summation (noun)
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
the final aggregate
(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
summary (adjective) summation (adjective)
briefly giving the gist of something
performed speedily and without formality
Difference between summary and summation

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