Definition of "total" in Anglais

noun

1. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

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

2. (informal, mathematics) Sum.

   • The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

adjective

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. (used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.

   • He is a total failure.

3. (mathematics, of a function) 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. (mathematics, more generally, of a relation R on X × Y) Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.

5. (mathematics, of a partial order ≤) Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.

verb

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive, US, slang) To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

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

4. (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

   • It totals nearly a pound.