are there names for functions involving the summation of vector elements?

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given a vector v

v.sum -> the summation of elements

v.norm -> the normalization of V

the function is:

f(v) = v.norm * v.sum

example:

V = <1,1,3,-1>

V.sum = 4

V.norm = <0.288.., 0.288.., 0.866.., 0.288..>

f(V) = <1.15.., 1.15.., 3.46.., -1.15..>

Applying this recursively yields a set of vectors with the same normal and where the 'i'th element's magnitude is equal to the absolute value of the 'i-1'th element's sum. It came up whilst programing and I needed to name the function (and the series). It seems too trivial to not already have a name.