total
//ˈtəʊ.tl̩//
Forms
- Plural
- totals
- Comparative
- more total
- Superlative
- most total
- present (v1)
- total
- 3rd person singular
- totals
Definitions
1.An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
2.Sum.(informal)
- The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
1.Entire; relating to the whole of something.
- Each member brought a unique musical influence to the total sound.
- The total book is rubbish from start to finish. The total number of votes cast is 3,270.
2.Complete; absolute.
- Air waid! Wights out! Total bwackout!
- He is a total failure.
3.Defined on all possible inputs.
- The Ackermann function is one of the simplest and earliest examples of a total computable function that is not primitive recursive.
4.Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.
1.To add up; to calculate the sum of.
- When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
2.To equal a total of; to amount to.
- That totals seven times so far.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1069
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin.