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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Like the 6th edition Blend of Mashbills, PHC 19 is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Backed by medical research, a horrifying model of the sum of these risks has now been created.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, Kraft Heinz executives hope the sum of two separate companies will be greater than the firm's current value.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
The first is that the sum of the neutrino masses, which affect the expansion of the Universe particularly early on in cosmic history, winds up being negative, which is unphysical.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Backed by medical research, a horrifying model of the sum of these risks has now been created.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, Kraft Heinz executives hope the sum of two separate companies will be greater than the firm's current value.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
The first is that the sum of the neutrino masses, which affect the expansion of the Universe particularly early on in cosmic history, winds up being negative, which is unphysical.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
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“The sum of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20sum%20of. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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