the sum of
idiom
1
: an amount of (money)
I paid the sum of $500.
2
: the result of (adding two or more numbers together)
The sum of 5 and 7 is 12
3
: all there is of : the whole amount of
Working odd summer jobs has been the sum of my experience so far.
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Income, as Medicare defines it, is the sum of adjusted gross income and tax-exempt interest.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Taken as a whole, the sum of the efforts of these groups, and my particular area of focus, is to show the growing power of ZK proofs for secure, anonymous, user-friendly identity systems.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
This glorious Thanksgiving dessert is the sum of tremendously tasty parts: an easy press-in crust made with oats, a custardy pumpkin filling, and a spiced cranberry compote on top.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Though Paul Mescal is a terrific actor, his role as an enslaved soldier who fights his way through a corrupt Rome only faintly echoes Russell Crowe, and the combination of Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger as the city’s fey, sadistic emperors are parts that do not equal the sum of Joaquin Phoenix.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Taken as a whole, the sum of the efforts of these groups, and my particular area of focus, is to show the growing power of ZK proofs for secure, anonymous, user-friendly identity systems.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
This glorious Thanksgiving dessert is the sum of tremendously tasty parts: an easy press-in crust made with oats, a custardy pumpkin filling, and a spiced cranberry compote on top.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Though Paul Mescal is a terrific actor, his role as an enslaved soldier who fights his way through a corrupt Rome only faintly echoes Russell Crowe, and the combination of Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger as the city’s fey, sadistic emperors are parts that do not equal the sum of Joaquin Phoenix.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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“The sum of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sum%20of. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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