cumulativesums
plural nounUK /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv sʌmz/
US /ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv sʌmz/
Cumulative sums are running totals you get by adding numbers one after another.
The cumulative sums of 1, 2, and 3 are 1, 3, and 6.
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2. In math, the sequence formed by adding each new value to the previous total.
The cumulative sums of the daily sales show how the month's revenue grows.
3. In computing, an array where each element holds the sum of all earlier elements.
The program builds cumulative sums to answer range-sum queries quickly.
4. Any set of totals that keeps growing as more items are added.
The cumulative sums of points decided the winner of the game.