Summarize vs Sum - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a quantity of money
- the final aggregate
- the whole amount
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
Definition as Verb
- be a summary of
- determine the sum of
Definition as Verb
- give a summary (of)
- be a summary of
Synonyms
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kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty
Examples
- "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
- "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
- "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
- "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
- "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
- "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
- "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
- "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"