/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/, /ˈtoʊ.tl̩/, [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ]
OriginFrom Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan touto (“community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede.
- An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
“A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.”
- informalSum.
“The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.”
- 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.”
“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or priv”
“Each member brought a unique musical influence to the total sound.”
- Complete; absolute.
“He is a total failure.”
“Air waid! Wights out! Total bwackout!”
- 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.”
- broadlyLeft total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.
- Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.
- transitiveTo add up; to calculate the sum of.
“When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.”
- To equal a total of; to amount to.
“That totals seven times so far.”
- US, slang, transitiveTo demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
“Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.”
“He acted real funny / He hocked up a rock and / It totaled my car!”
- intransitiveTo amount to; to add up to.
“It totals nearly a pound.”
Formstotals(plural) · totall(alternative) · more total(comparative) · most total(superlative) · totals(present, singular, third-person) · totaling(US, participle, present) · totalling(UK, participle, present) · totaled(US, participle, past) · totaled(US, past) · totalled(UK, participle, past) · totalled(UK, past)