Sum vs. Addition — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sum and Addition
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Sum
An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.
Addition
Addition (usually signified by the plus symbol +) is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, the other three being subtraction, multiplication and division. The addition of two whole numbers results in the total amount or sum of those values combined.
Sum
An arithmetic problem
A child good at sums.
Addition
The action or process of adding something to something else
The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms
Sum
The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate
The sum of the team's combined experience.
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Addition
The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts
She began with simple arithmetic, addition and then subtraction
Sum
An amount of money
Paid an enormous sum.
Addition
The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
Sum
A summary
My view of the world, in sum.
Addition
Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
Sum
The central idea or point; the gist.
Addition
The process of adding or joining something to something else, typically to make it larger
The addition of a porch to the house would increase its resale value.
Sum
(Mathematics) To add.
Addition
Something added
This painting would make a fine addition to the museum's collection.
Sum
To give a summary of; summarize.
Addition
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
Sum
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
Addition
Anything that is added.
Sum
(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
Addition
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
Sum
A quantity of money.
A tidy sum
The sum of forty pounds
Addition
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
Sum
A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
This is the sum and substance of his objections.
Addition
A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
Sum
A central idea or point; gist.
Addition
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
Sum
The utmost degree.
Addition
The act of adding two or more things together; - opposed to subtraction or diminution.
Sum
(obsolete) An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
Addition
Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.
Sum
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
Addition
That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.
Sum
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
Addition
A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
Sum
A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a sum is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia, where it is equivalent to a township.
Addition
A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.
Sum
(transitive) To add together.
Addition
Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; - opposed to abatement.
Sum
(transitive) To give a summary of.
Addition
A component that is added to something to improve it;
The addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
The addition of cinammon improved the flavor
Sum
Eye dialect of some
Addition
The act of adding one thing to another;
The addition of flowers created a pleasing effect
The addition of a leap day every four years
Sum
Eye dialect of some
Addition
A quantity that is added;
There was an addition to property taxes this year
They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
Sum
The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.
Take ye the sum of all the congregation.
Addition
Something added to what you already have;
The librarian shelved the new accessions
He was a new addition to the staff
Sum
A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum.
With a great sum obtained I this freedom.
Addition
A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
Sum
The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.
Addition
The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers;
The summation of four and three gives seven
Four plus three equals seven
Sum
Height; completion; utmost degree.
Thus have I told thee all my state, and broughtMy story to the sum of earthly bliss.
Sum
A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out.
A sum in arithmetic wherein a flaw discovered at a particular point is ipso facto fatal to the whole.
A large sheet of paper . . . covered with long sums.
Sum
To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; - usually with up.
The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day.
Sum
To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; - usually with up.
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard," in few words sums up the moral of this fable.
He sums their virtues in himself alone.
Sum
To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage.
But feathered soon and fledgeThey summed their pens [wings].
Sum
A quantity of money;
He borrowed a large sum
The amount he had in cash was insufficient
Sum
A quantity obtained by addition
Sum
The final aggregate;
The sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
Sum
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
The gist of the prosecutor's argument
The heart and soul of the Republican Party
The nub of the story
Sum
The whole amount
Sum
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
Sum
A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets;
Let C be the union of the sets A and B
Sum
Be a summary of;
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
Sum
Determine the sum of;
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
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