1. noun /sʌm/
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
b) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition.)
a tidy sum
Syn: amount, sum total, summation, total, totality, calculation, computation, quantity, sum of money, summary, center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, summit, quarter
2. verb /sʌm/
a) To add together.
when you say that stability and change are, its because youre summing them up together as embraced by it, and taking note of the communion each of them has with being.
b) To give a summary of.
3. conjunction /sʌm/
Syn: ið
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