Thread:Willbachbakal/@comment-26053782-20150827103342/@comment-1330314-20150827105251

Cumulative: that is formed by accumulation or successive additions

Basically, DoTs and other effects that add up, but not in one go, should have "Total" marked for their top damage, and increases that occur to an ability in one go, e.g. damage increase, fall under "Maximum".