# Sum > Supported in: Batch, Faster, Streaming Sums the specified expression. **Expression categories:** Numeric ## Declared arguments * **Expression:** The column to be summed.
*Expression\* **Output type:** *Decimal | Double | Long* ## Examples ### Example 1: Base case **Argument values:** * **Expression:** `values` **Given input table:** | values | | ----- | | 2 | | 4 | | 3 | **Outputs:** 9 *** ### Example 2: Null case **Argument values:** * **Expression:** `values` **Given input table:** | values | | ----- | | 2 | | *null* | | 3 | **Outputs:** 5 *** ### Example 3: Edge case **Argument values:** * **Expression:** `values` **Given input table:** | values | | ----- | | 1.111111111111 | | 1.111111111111 | **Outputs:** 2.222222222222 ***