total

1. 1

   An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

   • A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
2. 2

   Sum.informal

   • The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

1. 1

   Entire; relating to the whole of something.

   • The total book is rubbish from start to finish. The total number of votes cast is 3,270.
2. 2

   Complete; absolute.

   • He is a total failure.
3. 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. 4

   Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.broadly

5. 5

   Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.

syn. full · whole · absolute · complete · utter · abject · frightful · prize · clean · arrant · categoric · categorical

ant. attenuated · conditional · depleted · half-assed · half-baked · hollowed out · incomplete · limited

1. 1

   To add up; to calculate the sum of.transitive

   • When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
2. 2

   To equal a total of; to amount to.

   • That totals seven times so far.
3. 3

   To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)USslangtransitive

   • Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.
4. 4

   To amount to; to add up to.intransitive

   • It totals nearly a pound.