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totalization

totalization

8.4
Bringing parts together into one complete whole
  • noun
  • /ˌtoʊtəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
translation icon : totalización
  • The project aimed at the totalization of community resources to ensure everyone had access to services.

Examples

  • The panoptic machine, according to Foucault, is "at once surveillance and observation, security and knowledge, individualization and totalization, isolation and transparency."

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  • That is to say, theory has certain ambitions to a totalization of what can be thought that resembles or rivals philosophy.

  • And yet enumerations, but the very virtual being enumerations will tell you that no totalization is possible.

  • The totalization of the different opinions in the meeting helped create a comprehensive report.

  • Her thesis focused on the totalization of various cultural elements to understand the society better.

Synonyms

consolidation
vstotalization
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

focuses on making a complete unit from all parts rather than only strengthening
unification
vstotalization
31 4.3

A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit

focuses on combining all parts into a complete whole rather than just joining
synthesis
vstotalization
14 6.2

Combining different ideas to form one whole

puts together every part into one complete whole rather than just ideas
homogenization
vstotalization
  • Specialized
8 7.0

Making something the same all the way through, for example milk, culture or media

focuses on joining every part into one full whole rather than only uniformity
compounding
vstotalization
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

focuses on integrating all parts into a single complete whole not just making new
unifying
vstotalization
4 3.7

Brings people or things together into one group

emphasizes combining every part into a single finished whole
uniting
vstotalization
3 3.5

The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one

focuses on joining every part to make one complete whole
merging
vstotalization
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

stresses making one whole from all parts often reducing differences
combining
vstotalization
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

aims to include every part and make a complete unified whole
reaggregation
vstotalization
7.7

To join things that were separated back into one group

emphasizes joining all parts into one complete whole even without prior separation
singularization
vstotalization
7.6

The act of treating something as one thing rather than many

focuses on combining every part into a single whole not only treating as one
structuration
vstotalization
8.8

A way of arranging parts so they form one clear structure

is about joining all parts into one complete whole rather than only arranging them
unitization
vstotalization
  • Specialized
8.2

Joining small pieces of information into larger groups to help memory

covers combining all parts into a complete whole beyond small information units
uniformization
vstotalization
7.2

Making different things follow the same rules

aims to combine all parts into a single complete whole rather than merely standardizing

Antonyms

107 2.9

The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math

Breaking something into small pieces, often by force

How Unified

totalization
  • US
8.4
unification
31 4.3
integration
47 4.0
combination
553 2.3
collection
759 1.4

Surface Forms

totalization singular
totalizations plural

Morphology

totalization = totalize (transparent) = total + ize + ation

Formed by nominalizing the verb 'totalize' with '-ation'; the meaning 'the process of making whole or combining parts' follows productive morphological patterns.

Etymology

The word totalization comes from total, meaning 'whole', and the ending -ization, meaning 'making into one'. So, totalization can mean making many parts into a single whole, which is why people use it for unifying departments, cultures, or different sets of data.