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Summation

The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

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Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Summary 76% connected

Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

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Aggregate 76% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Congeries 76% connected

A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.

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Conglomeration 76% connected

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass.

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Add 74% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Add 74% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Total 74% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Total 74% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Addition 92% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sum 92% connected

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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