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summative

[ suhm-uh-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of greater effect or value than the strict sum of the individual contributing parts; additive:
Two drugs with similar actions were given, creating a summative response.
Education. occurring at the end of a unit or term and covering the entirety of the material from that term; cumulative: summative assignment; Compare formative ( def 4 ).
summative assessment;
summative assignment;
summative feedback.

First recorded in 1875–80; from Medieval Latin summāt(us) ( summation ) + -ive

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