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Meanings
noun
  • a particular amount of money.
    E.g. they could not afford such a sum
  • the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items.
    E.g. the sum of two prime numbers
  • an arithmetical problem, especially at an elementary level.
    E.g. we did sums at school, Mummy
verb
  • find the sum of (two or more amounts).
    E.g. if we sum these equations we obtain X

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