Oversum
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A whole that is more than the sum of its parts; superaddition.
"The tradition consists in understanding a politically active unit as an oversum (that is, a super-additive entity): The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
Verb
- 1 To add up incorrectly, arriving at a total that is too large.
"In an account in the ledger, which has been ruled off as square, it is found that the credit side has been oversummed by £ 100."
Example
More examples"The tradition consists in understanding a politically active unit as an oversum (that is, a super-additive entity): The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
Etymology
From over- + sum.
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