Calculation of the sum (8)
I believe the answer is:
addition
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">calculation of the sum</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for addition that I've seen before include "One of the four basic planks of arithmetic" , "Simple kind of arithmetic" , "Arithmetical operation" , "Mathematical procedure" , "Supplement" .)