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summation vs congeries

congeries vs summation

summation and congeries both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summation Yes No No No
congeries Yes No No No
As nouns, congeries is a hyponym of summation; that is, congeries is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summation:
  • summation: the final aggregate
  • congeries: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Other hyponyms of summation include aggregate, conglomeration.
summation (noun) congeries (noun)
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
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
Difference between summation and congeries

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