Dictionary Definition
aggregate adj
1 gathered or tending to gather into a mass or
whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions
combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of
indebtedness" [syn: aggregated, aggregative, mass]
2 formed of separate units in a cluster;
"raspberries are aggregate fruits"
Noun
1 a sum total of many heterogenous things taken
together [syn: congeries, conglomeration]
Verb
1 amount in the aggregate to
2 gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: combine]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From perfect passive participle aggregatus aggregare, from ag- ad- + gregare, from grexPronunciation 1
Translations
a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars
- Finnish: kokonaismäärä, kokonaissumma
- Portuguese: agregado
a mass formed by the union of homogeneous
particles
the full chromatic or the set of all twelve
pitch classes
solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a
composite material
Adjective
- Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up
- consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
- Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as, aggregate glands.
- Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
- Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
- United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
Translations
Formed by a collection of particulars into a
whole mass or sum
consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts
Formed into clusters or groups of lobules
Composed of several florets within a common
involucre
Having the several component parts adherent to
each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical
means
United into a common organized mass; said of
certain compound animals
Pronunciation 2
- AHD: ă'grĭgāt
Extensive Definition
Aggregate may refer to:
- Construction aggregate, materials used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, or recycled crushed concrete.
- Aggregate (composite), in materials science, a component of a composite material used to resist compressive stress.
- Aggregate (liturgy), combining several of the Canonical Hours together to form a single service
- Aggregator, to collect messages from multiple sources, typically from RSS.
- In computer science, an object which is composed of multiple elements.
- Total chromatic and combinatoriality, in music, the full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitch.
- Aggregate series, in rocketry, a set of experimental rocket designs developed in Nazi Germany.
- Aggregate score, in sports, refers to the sum of two scorelines when the same two teams play each over two legs (most commonly in a knockout competition).
- Aggregate demand, in economics, the total demand for goods and services in the economy during a specific time period.
- Aggregate data, in statistics, data combined from several measurements.
- Aggregate (Pāli, khandha; Sanskrit, skandha), in Buddhism, refers to a category of sensory experiences.
- In computer science (especially SQL), an aggregate function calculates a scalar result from a set or list of objects.
See also
aggregate in Czech: Agregát
aggregate in Estonian: Agregaat
aggregate in French: Agrégat
aggregate in Dutch: Aggregaat
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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