the sum of
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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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The Cubs are doing some of the things that so frustrated Cubs executives when Counsell ran the Brewers, a small-market franchise that consistently outperformed projections, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Four years ago, David Zaslav insisted that Discovery Communications together with what was then called WarnerMedia was more than the sum of its parts.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 June 2025
For all firms, the Index is the sum of the percentages giving an uncertain response to each of the six questions.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Total cholesterol: This is the sum of LDL, HDL, and half of the triglycerides.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Four years ago, David Zaslav insisted that Discovery Communications together with what was then called WarnerMedia was more than the sum of its parts.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 June 2025
For all firms, the Index is the sum of the percentages giving an uncertain response to each of the six questions.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Total cholesterol: This is the sum of LDL, HDL, and half of the triglycerides.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
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“The sum of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sum%20of. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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