aggregation

American  

[ag-ri-gey-shuhn] / ˌæg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc..

   an aggregation of complainants.

2. collection into an unorganized whole.

3. the state of being so collected.

4. Biology, Ecology. a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together but less integrated than a society.

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Other Word Forms

• aggregational adjective
• reaggregation noun
• subaggregation noun

Etymology

Origin of aggregation

First recorded in 1540–50; from Medieval Latin aggregātiōn-, stem of aggregātiō “a flocking together, gathering”; aggregate, -ion

Example Sentences

History as we experience it at the sharp end is the aggregation of moral choices made by individual human beings.

From Salon

The study appears in the journal Animal Behaviour under the title: "Rolling in the deep: drivers of social preferences and social interactions within a bull shark aggregation in Fiji."

From Science Daily

The method uses aggregation induced emission materials, which glow more intensely when clustered together.

From Science Daily

As much as it’s a streaming company, Netflix is also a data aggregation and analysis company.

From Salon

So far, The Bone Temple has received positive reviews, achieving 94% on film reviews aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

From BBC