Kogusummat

Kogusummat is an Estonian term used to describe the total quantity or the total sum of quantities in a dataset, report, or table. It is formed from kogus meaning quantity and summa meaning sum. The standard singular form is kogusumma, and the plural form is kogusummad. The form kogusummat can appear in certain grammatical cases, such as the accusative or partitive, depending on sentence structure.

In practice, kogusummat appears in statistical releases, financial statements, and administrative reports to indicate the overall total across a set of items, regions, or categories. It is a designation for the aggregated value obtained by summing the relevant quantities rather than a separate mathematical operation. For example, a table listing regional sales may include a column labeled kogusummat to show the total quantity sold across all regions. The related singular form kogusumma is used when referring to the total quantity as a single value, while kogusummad is used when referring to multiple totals across groups or categories.

Related terms include summa (sum) and kogus (quantity). In Estonian data reporting, kogusummat is part of the standard vocabulary for presenting aggregated data and totals.