total has definitions from the field of mathematics
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[ adjective ] constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

Synonyms

entire full

Examples

"an entire town devastated by an earthquake" "gave full attention" "a total failure"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

It was shown that by proper anode design the net energy loss of the arc to the anode could be reduced to approximately 15 % of the total arc energy A detailed energy balance of the anode was established .

In free_burning electric arcs , for_instance , approximately 90 % of the total arc power is transferred to the anode giving_rise to local heat fluxes in excess of **f as measured by the authors - the exact value depending_on the arc atmosphere .

In plasma generators as currently commercially available for industrial use or as high_temperature research tools often more than 50 % of the total energy input is being transferred to the cooling medium of the anode .

The total heat loss through the anode holder included also the heat conducted through the base of the cylindrical piece into the adjacent metal parts .

The total heat flux from the porous plug into the plug holder is thereby **f The temperature distribution of figure 4 gives **f for all blowing rates , assuming **f .

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whole

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[ adjective ] including everything

Synonyms

overall

Examples

"the overall cost" "the total amount owed"

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(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

The total volume of the system above the reference height is * * f , and h can be eliminated to obtain an equation for the total potential_energy of the system in_terms_of H .

The total volume of the system above the reference height is * * f , and h can be eliminated to obtain an equation for the total potential_energy of the system in_terms_of H .

The minimum total potential_energy is found by taking the derivative with_respect_to H and equating to zero .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

However , **f adsorbs water from the atmosphere and this may account_for the low chromium analysis and high total weight loss .

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

For it is clear that the total number of ordinary intersections of C and **f must be even ( otherwise , starting in the interior of C , **f could not finally return to the interior ) , and the center of rotation at t is the argument of the function , not a value .

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gross

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[ verb ] add up in number or quantity

Examples

"The bills amounted to $2,000" "The bill came to $2,000"

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(Sports Age, 24:9...)

Seven million families would total 30 million Americans or more .

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

New obligational authority for 1961 recommended in this budget for aircraft procurement ( excluding amounts for related research and construction ) totals $ 4753 million , which is $ 1390 million below that enacted for 1960 .

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[ noun ] the whole amount

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

Dr._A._V._Astin , NBS_Director , opened the 5 - day session with introductory remarks , following which a total of twenty-six papers were given throughout the week by NBS scientists , from both the Washington and Boulder_Laboratories .

(Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)

For the Smith-Hughes , George-Barden , and National_Defense_Act of 1958 , the cumulative total of Federal expenditures in 42 years was only about $ 740 million .

This probably would require some support for subsistence as_well_as for tuition , but the total would be no greater than for the proposals of unemployment_compensation or a Youth_Conservation_Corps .

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whole aggregate

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[ noun ] (mathematics) a quantity obtained by addition

Synonyms

amount sum

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

You will come_up with a frightening total .

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quantity polynomial

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[ adjective ] without conditions or limitations

Examples

"a total ban"

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(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Oneupmanship is practiced by both sides in a total war .

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unconditional

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[ adjective ] complete in extent or degree and in every particular

Synonyms

full

Examples

"a full game" "a total eclipse" "a total disaster"

Used in print

(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)

Psychical blindness is a condition in which there is a total absence of visual memory-images , a condition in which , for_example , one is unable to remember something just seen or to conjure_up a memory-picture of the visible appearance of a well-known friend in his absence .

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complete

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[ verb ] determine the sum of

Examples

"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

Used in print

(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)

To compute your adjusted gross income you total all items of income .

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

After every session , the check_marks were totaled up and graphed , and in this way the supervisor 's progress was charted .

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count add sum sum count sum summation

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