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some (SUHM) (adverb)
1. An unknown or unspecified individual or thing: "Some guy called when you were out side and for some reason he wouldn't give me his telephone number."
"He found some strange looking creatures in the water and brought them to the laboratory for examination."
2. An unspecified amount, number, or quantity: "He needs to get some water because his throat is dry.""I have some change in my pocket."
3. An unspecified number of people or things: "I think there are some 80 individuals attending the meeting."sum (SUHM) (verb)
1. To provide a brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech: "The last sentence in the report ought to sum up all the arguments for the new tax."
2. To perform the mathematical function of adding: "The grade five student was asked to sum the column of numbers on the chalkboard."
2. To perform the mathematical function of adding: "The grade five student was asked to sum the column of numbers on the chalkboard."
"Please sum up your comments in a short sentence."
sum (SUHM) (noun)
The answer when adding numbers: "The sum of five plus four is nine."
There are at least some people who know that when anyone adds numbers, the results will be a sum of those numbers.
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1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: "The sum of 5 and 11 is 16."
2. A particular aggregate or total; especially, with reference to money: "The expenses for the trip came to a reasonable sum."
3. An indefinite amount or quantity; especially, of money: "They were willing to lend small sums for emergencies."
4. A series of numbers or quantities to be added up.
5. The full amount, or the whole.
6. The substance, or gist, of a matter, comprehensively or broadly viewed or expressed: "He submitted the sum of his opinions based on his analysis of the situation."
7. A concise or brief form.
8. Etymology: from about 1290, "quantity or amount of money", from Anglo-French and Old French summe; from Latin summa, "total number, whole, essence, gist". It is the noun use of summus, "highest".
2. A particular aggregate or total; especially, with reference to money: "The expenses for the trip came to a reasonable sum."
3. An indefinite amount or quantity; especially, of money: "They were willing to lend small sums for emergencies."
4. A series of numbers or quantities to be added up.
5. The full amount, or the whole.
6. The substance, or gist, of a matter, comprehensively or broadly viewed or expressed: "He submitted the sum of his opinions based on his analysis of the situation."
7. A concise or brief form.
8. Etymology: from about 1290, "quantity or amount of money", from Anglo-French and Old French summe; from Latin summa, "total number, whole, essence, gist". It is the noun use of summus, "highest".
The sense development from "highest" to "total number" is probably via the Roman custom of adding up a stack of figures from the bottom and writing the sum at the top, rather than at the bottom as we do now.
Sum, ergo edo.
I am, therefore I eat.
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“sum”
A short description of something that has happened or a person's list of achievements or successes. (2)
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same sum everytime in mathematics
You can get the same sum of 1,089 every time you add certain numbers together:
- Take any three-digit number in which the first digit is larger then the last digit (654).
- Reverse the number and subtract the smaller number from the larger one (456; 654 - 456 = 198).
- Reverse the result and add this number to the result (198 reversed = 891 + 198 = 1,089)
- As shown above, the answer is 1,089 every time you use the procedures as indicated.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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