Origin of sum
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English
summe < Latin
summa sum, noun use of feminine of
summus highest, superlative of
superus (see
superior); (v.) Middle English
summen (< Old French
summer) < Medieval Latin
summāre, derivative of
summa
OTHER WORDS FROM sum
sum·less, adjective sum·less·ness, noun out·sum, verb (used with object), out·summed, out·sum·ming.Words nearby sum
sultry,
sulu,
sulu archipelago,
sulu sea,
sulzberger,
sum,
sum and substance,
sum total,
sum up,
sum-,
sum-up
Definition for sum (2 of 4)
SUM
surface-to-underwater missile.
Definition for sum (3 of 4)
Definition for sum (4 of 4)
cogito, ergo sum
[ koh-gi-toh er-goh soo m; English koj-i-toh ur-goh suhm, er-goh ]
/ ˈkoʊ gɪˌtoʊ ˈɛr goʊ ˈsʊm; English ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌtoʊ ˈɜr goʊ ˈsʌm, ˈɛr goʊ /
Latin.
I think, therefore I am (stated by Descartes as the first principle in resolving universal doubt).
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British Dictionary definitions for sum (1 of 3)
sum
1
/ (sʌm) /
noun
verb sums, summing or summed
(often foll by up)
to add or form a total of (something)
(tr)
to calculate the sum of (the terms in a sequence)
See also
sum up
Word Origin for sum
C13
summe, from Old French, from Latin
summa the top, sum, from
summus highest, from
superus in a higher position; see
super
British Dictionary definitions for sum (2 of 3)
sum
2
/ (sʊm) /
noun plural sumy (sʊmɪ)
the standard monetary unit of Uzbekistan, divided into 100 tiyin
British Dictionary definitions for sum (3 of 3)
cogito, ergo sum
/ Latin (ˈkɒɡɪˌtəʊ ˈɜːɡəʊ ˈsʊm) /
I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
Scientific definitions for sum
sum
[ sŭm ]
The result of adding numbers or quantities. The sum of 6 and 9, for example, is 15, and the sum of 4x and 5x is 9x.