Main entry: sum, total, totality, aggregate
Definition: the whole amount
Main entry: sum, total, amount
Definition: a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
Main entry: gist, heart, heart and soul, nub, nitty-gritty, essence, core, centre, center, pith, meat, inwardness, kernel, marrow, substance, sum
Definition: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Usage: the gist of the prosecutor's argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story
Main entry: sum, sum total, summation
Definition: the final aggregate
Usage: the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
Definition: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
Usage: let C be the union of the sets A and B
Main entry: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Definition: a quantity of money
Usage: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Main entry: add, add together, add up, tally, sum, sum up, summate, tot, tot up, total, tote up
Definition: determine the sum of
Usage: Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
Main entry: sum, sum up, summarise, summarize
Definition: be a summary of
Usage: The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper