Summating

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. The act of adding together or combining various elements to form a total or summary
2. The process of aggregating different parts or quantities into a single, comprehensive evaluation
3. To culminate in a conclusion by integrating distinct components or amounts into a unified whole

Etymology: "Summating" is the present participle of "summate," which is formed from "sum" and the verb-forming suffix "-ate," as in "calculate" or "separate." The pattern is plain: "sum" (from Latin "summa," the highest point or total) gets the "-ate" ending to turn it into an action, so to summate is to bring things into a sum. The verb's most useful feature is its sense of building a total from many small parts. The word is most often found in technical and scientific writing, where it describes adding up contributions, such as effects or signals, to produce one overall result. Its meaning stays close to the arithmetic root, with little drift from the original idea of a total.

Synonyms: adding, totaling, aggregating

Antonyms: subtracting, deducting