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• Sum of squares — is a concept that permeates much of inferential statistics and descriptive statistics. More properly, it is the sum of the squared deviations . Mathematically, it is an unscaled, or unadjusted measure of dispersion (also called variability). When …   Wikipedia

• sum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount of money ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, generous, good, great, handsome, hefty, high, large, not inconsiderable (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• sum — I. noun Etymology: Middle English summe, from Anglo French sume, somme, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus highest; akin to Latin super over more at over Date: 14th century 1. an indefinite or specified amount of money 2. the whole amount… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sum — n Sum, amount, number, aggregate, total, whole, quantity denote a result obtained by putting or taking together all in a given group or mass. Sum denotes the result of simple addition, usually of figures, sometimes of particulars {four is the sum …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• calculate — [v1] compute or estimate amount account, add, adjust, appraise, assay, cast, cipher, consider, count, determine, divide, dope out*, enumerate, figure, forecast, foretell, gauge, guess, judge, keep tabs*, measure, multiply, number, rate, reckon,… …   New thesaurus

• sum — ▪ I. sum sum 1 [sʌm] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money: • Large sums of money are spent on advertising campaigns. • The company was sold for a sum estimated at $2.3 billion. ˌcapital ˈsum 1 …   Financial and business terms

• sum — sum1 W2S3 [sʌm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money)¦ 2 the sum of something 3 greater/more/better etc than the sum of its parts 4¦(calculation)¦ 5 do your sums 6 in sum ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: summe, from Latin s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• calculate — verb 1 work out a number, etc. ADVERB ▪ accurately, exactly, precisely ▪ It s difficult to calculate precisely what we ve spent. ▪ mentally PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• calculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. compute, reckon; count, appraise; estimate; informal, consider, deem, figure. See numeration, expectation, plan. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To determine, especially by using mathematics] Syn. compute,… …   English dictionary for students

• sum — 1 /sVm/ noun 1 MONEY (C) an amount of money: a large/small sum (of): Sid was left a large sum of money by his aunt. | for the sum of: It was mine for the sum of 20. see also: lump sum, princely sum princely (1) 2 the sum of the total produced… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sum — sum1 [ sʌm ] noun count *** 1. ) an amount of money: He was fined a sum of $1,000. a large/substantial/considerable/huge sum: Companies are prepared to pay substantial sums for the use of our facilities. a sum of money: We already spend large… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English