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summation vs conglomeration

conglomeration vs summation

summation and conglomeration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summation Yes No No No
conglomeration Yes No No No
As nouns, conglomeration is a hyponym of summation; that is, conglomeration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summation:
  • summation: the final aggregate
  • conglomeration: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Other hyponyms of summation include aggregate, congeries.
summation (noun) conglomeration (noun)
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
the final aggregate a rounded spherical form
(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 conglomeration

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