総数|そうすうsousuu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nountotal (number); count
   上うえの例れいが不自然ふしぜんであることの証拠しょうこは、構成要素こうせいようそＸが現あらわれた総数そうすうを比較ひかくすることでわかる。↗

   Evidence that the above example is farfetched can be seen by comparing the total occurrences of component X.

• Synonym通算つうさんNeutralA neutral word for counting everything together from start to finish, as in 「通算100勝」; 「総数」 is simply the number of the whole.
• Synonym総計そうけいWrittenIn written/formal prose, the total reached by adding up individual figures; 「総数」 stresses the count of items, 「総計」 the combined sum.
• Related総量そうりょうWrittenIn written/formal prose, the overall amount or weight of something, as in 「排出総量」; 「総数」 is a count of items.
• Related総和そうわWrittenWritten/formal prose for the sum obtained by adding up, often in mathematics; 「総数」 is the total count of items.
• Related総高そうだかFormalA formal word for the total amount of money or quantity; rare in everyday use.

Use 「総数」 for the total number of things. For sums obtained by adding up, use 「総計」 or 「総和」; for overall amount or weight, 「総量」; for totals accumulated from start to finish, 「通算」.

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1. 全体ぜんたいの数かず。