total

Definitions

1. noun

   The full amount you get when you add smaller amounts together.

   Examples

   • A total of 145 pounds was raised at the stall.
   • The total came to just over two hundred dollars.
2. noun

   The answer you get when you add numbers.

   Examples

   • The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
   • Add these figures together to find the total.
   ≈sum
3. adjective

   Whole or full.

   Examples

   • The total number of votes was 3,270.
   • What is the total cost of the trip?
   ≈entire
4. adjective

   Complete in every way.

   Examples

   • The party was a total disaster.
   • I have total trust in my sister.
5. verb

   To add numbers to find the full amount.

   Examples

   • When we totaled the money, we always got a different figure.
   • She totaled the receipts at the end of the day.
   ≈sum
6. verb

   To reach a certain amount when added together.

   Examples

   • The bills total nearly a thousand dollars.
   • His expenses totaled over five hundred dollars.
   ≈make
7. verb

   To damage a car so badly that it cannot be fixed.

   Examples

   • I'm okay, but I totaled the car.
   • He totaled his truck in the crash.
   ≈demolish≈trash≈wreck
8. adjective

   In math, describing a function that gives an answer for every possible input.

   Examples

   • A total function always returns a result for every input.
   • This program is total because it never gets stuck.
9. adjective

   In math, describing a relation where every item on one side connects to at least one item on the other.

   Examples

   • The relation is left total because every input has an output.
   • She checked that the relation was left total.
10. adjective

    In math, describing an order where any two items can be compared.

    Examples

    • The real numbers form a total order.
    • In a total order, you can always compare any two items.