average vs total

total vs average

average and total both are nouns.

average and total both are adjectives.

average and total both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
total	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, total is a hypernym of average; that is, total is a word with a broader meaning than average:

average: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
total: add up in number or quantity

Other hypernyms of average include add up, amount, come, number.

average (noun)	total (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution	the whole amount
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

average (adjective)	total (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered	constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
around the middle of a scale of evaluation	complete in extent or degree and in every particular
lacking exceptional quality or ability
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

average (verb)	total (verb)
compute the average of	damage beyond the point of repair
achieve or reach on average	determine the sum of
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain	add up in number or quantity

Difference between average and total

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