Aggregate vs. Total

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  • Aggregate (noun)

    A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    A set collection of objects.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores

  • Aggregate (noun)

    Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements, especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.

  • Aggregate (noun)

    Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.

    “aggregate glands”

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.

  • Aggregate (verb)

    To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

    “The aggregated soil.”

  • Aggregate (verb)

    To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.

  • Aggregate (verb)

    To amount in the aggregate to.

    “There are ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels.”

  • Total (noun)

    An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

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

  • Total (noun)

    Sum.

    “The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.”

  • Total (adjective)

    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.”

  • Total (adjective)

    (used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.

    “He is a total failure.”

  • Total (verb)

    To add up; to calculate the sum of.

    “When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.”

  • Total (verb)

    To equal a total of; to amount to.

    “That totals seven times so far.”

  • Total (verb)

    to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

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

  • Total (verb)

    To amount to; to add up to.

    “It totals nearly a pound.”

Wiktionary
  • Aggregate (noun)

    a whole formed by combining several separate elements

    “the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies”

  • Aggregate (noun)

    the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round

    “the result put the sides level on aggregate”

    “he set the pace with a one-over-par aggregate of 151”

  • Aggregate (noun)

    a material or structure formed from a mass of fragments or particles loosely compacted together

    “the specimen is an aggregate of rock and mineral fragments”

  • Aggregate (noun)

    pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete and in building

    “use aggregate for the first layer when filling the trench”

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    formed or calculated by the combination of several separate elements; total

    “the aggregate amount of grants made”

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species.

  • Aggregate (adjective)

    denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time.

  • Aggregate (verb)

    form or group into a class or cluster

    “socio-occupational groups aggregate men sharing similar kinds of occupation”

    “the butterflies aggregate in dense groups”

  • Aggregate (verb)

    collect (related items of content) so as to display or link to them

    “tools that aggregate data from all of the security devices are a good first step”

  • Total (adjective)

    comprising the whole number or amount

    “a total cost of £4,000”

  • Total (adjective)

    complete; absolute

    “a total stranger”

    “it is a matter of total indifference to me”

  • Total (noun)

    the whole number or amount of something

    “in total, 200 people were interviewed”

    “he scored a total of thirty-three points”

  • Total (verb)

    amount in number to

    “they were left with debts totalling £6,260”

  • Total (verb)

    add up the full number or amount of

    “the scores were totalled”

  • Total (verb)

    damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck

    “he almost totalled the car”

Oxford Dictionary

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