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SUM

The SUM function returns a value that is the sum of the arguments.

The function type depends on the argument types, as follows:

Argument type Function type
All arguments integer Integer
Numeric (some arguments can be integer) Numeric

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>>-FUNCTION SUM--(----argument-1-+--)--------------------------><
 
argument-1
Must be class numeric.

The returned value is the sum of the arguments. If the argument-1 series are all integers, the value returned is an integer. If the argument-1 series are not all integers, a numeric value is returned.


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