total

²total

noun

Definition of TOTAL

1

: a product of addition : sum

2

: an entire quantity : amount

Examples of TOTAL

1. a total of 25 square miles
2. <that's the total for our wheat harvest this year>

First Known Use of TOTAL

1557

Related to TOTAL

Synonyms: aggregate, full, sum, summation, sum total, whole, totality

Related Words: gross; completeness, comprehensiveness, cumulativeness, entirety; bulk, lion's share, mass; enchilada, schmear

Near Antonyms: net

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Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with TOTAL

motile