totalnoun/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/

• 1

  An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

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

  informalmathematicssciencesSum.

  • The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

totaladj/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/

• 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.
  • 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 privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
• 2

  Complete; absolute.

  • He is a total failure.
  • Air waid! Wights out! Total bwackout!
• 3

  mathematicssciencesDefined 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

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

• 5

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

totalverb/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/

• 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.
• 3

  slangTo 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!
• 4

  To amount to; to add up to.

  • It totals nearly a pound.