Summation is the addition of a set of numbers; the result is their sum.
The "numbers" to be summed may be natural numbers, complex numbers,
matrices, or still more complicated objects. An infinite sum is a
subtle procedure known as a series. Note that the term summation has a special meaning in the context of divergent series related to extrapolation.
Sigma Notation
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