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a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce sum: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
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| summation |
An attorney's concluding argument at a trial's end, where the client's position is persuasively summed up to convince a judge and/or jury to decide in the client's favor.
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| summation g. |
a gallop rhythm in which the third and fourth sounds are superimposed, appearing as one loud sound; it may occur in some patients with tachycardia but is usually associated with cardiac disease.
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| summation theory |
The concept that excessive or intense stimulation of nerves will eventually produce a disagreeable sensation?the sensation of pain.
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| summation |
At the end of a trial, either family or criminal, both lawyers provide a summary of their case to the judge. This is called a summation. return to index
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