calculateSum
Definition
CalculateSum is an operation that involves adding up multiple numbers together to obtain their total sum.
Analogy
Imagine you have several friends who owe you money. To find out how much they owe you in total, you would use calculateSum to add up all the amounts they owe.
Related terms
printArea: PrintArea is another operation, but instead of adding numbers together, it calculates and outputs the area of shapes.
printSum: Similar to calculateSum, this operation also involves outputting information onto some medium. However, instead of calculating sums, it prints out the total sum obtained from adding numbers together.
sum: Sum refers to the result obtained when adding two or more numbers together. CalculateSum computes this value.
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