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Summation vs Summative - What's the difference?

summation | summative |

As a noun summation

is a summarization.

As an adjective summative is

of, pertaining to, or produced by summation.

summation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A summarization.
  • (mathematics): An adding up of a series of items.

    • Related terms

    * in summation * sum * summate

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend * integration *

    summative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or produced by summation

    • Synonyms

    * additive

    Derived terms

    * summatively