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- Dictionarytotal/ˈtəʊtl/
adjective
- 1. comprising the whole number or amount: "a total cost of £4,000" Similar
- 2. complete; absolute: "it is a matter of total indifference to me" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the whole number or amount of something: "he scored a total of thirty-three points"
verb
- 1. amount in number to: "they were left with debts totalling £6,260" Similar
- 2. damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck: informal North American "he almost totalled the car" Similar
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of or relating to the whole of something: the total effect of a play. complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure. involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war. noun. the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200. Synonyms: totality, gross.
A total is a whole or complete amount, and "to total" is to add numbers or to destroy something. In math, you total numbers by adding them: the result is the total. If you add 8 and 8, the total is 16.
