aggregation

[ ag-ri-gey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.: an aggregation of complainants.

  2. collection into an unorganized whole.

  1. the state of being so collected.

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

Origin of aggregation

1
First recorded in 1540–50; from Medieval Latin aggregātiōn-, stem of aggregātiō “a flocking together, gathering”; see aggregate, -ion

Other words from aggregation

  • ag·gre·ga·tion·al, adjective
  • re·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun
  • sub·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for aggregation

aggregation

/ (ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of aggregating

  2. ecology dispersion in which the individuals of a species are closer together than if they were randomly dispersed

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