aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
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Definition of aggregation
1
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
A galaxy is an aggregation of stars and gas.
2a
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
b
: the condition of being so collected
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Other Words from aggregation
aggregational
\ -shnəl
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adjective
, -shə-nᵊl \
adjective
Examples of aggregation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Music data aggregation has been a hot acquisition space for music tech, with more than $100 million collectively coming from Spotify with The Echo Nest, Pandora with Next Big Sound and Apple with Asaii in recent years. — Brian Penick, Billboard, "Five Music Tech Investment Areas You Need to Know (Guest Column)," 5 Sep. 2019 Perryman thinks that the aggregations of females might be a defense against unwanted mating attempts from males. — Jake Buehler, National Geographic, "Manta rays form close friendships, shattering misconceptions," 27 Aug. 2019 The Carlsbad City Council voted 4-0 on Aug. 20, 2019 to initiate negotiations with Del Mar and Encinitas to create a community choice aggregation, or CCA, program to buy energy for the jurisdictions in their partnership. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad and Encinitas taking different routes on community choice energy," 22 Aug. 2019 Lots of wasp species nest together in aggregations. — Quanta Magazine, "The Woman Who Stared at Wasps," 5 Nov. 2015 During September and October, however, when the chimpanzees are frequently seen moving about in large aggregations, excitement, caused by this social stimulation, does appear to have a very marked effect upon reproductive behavior. — National Geographic, "Jane Goodall’s original tale of chimpanzees still astonishes today," 17 Apr. 2019 This shedding may explain the aggregations of multiple Cambroraster in one place, Moysiuk notes, as modern arthropods often come together to exuviate their old exoskeletons. — Riley Black, Smithsonian, "Prehistoric Ocean Predator Resembles a Large and Vicious Horseshoe Crab," 31 July 2019 Beijing Bytedance Technology, which runs popular apps such as the news aggregation platform Jinri Toutiao and the short-video service Douyin, was taken to task twice over the summer for spreading content that insulted national heroes. — Liza Lin, WSJ, "Alibaba’s Jack Ma Denies Beijing Forced Him Out," 18 Sep. 2018 Joseph Romm of ThinkProgress is starting a progressive news aggregation site called FrontPageLive.com. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Seven days and seven examples of the alliance between Trump and Murdoch," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aggregation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for aggregation
aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
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Kids Definition of aggregation
1
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
The formation of a blood clot begins with the aggregation of platelets.
2
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts
A galaxy is an aggregation of stars, gas, and dust.
aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
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Legal Definition of aggregation
1
: the collecting of individual units (as damages) into a whole
2
: a collection of separate parts that is unpatentable because no integrated mechanism or new and useful result is produced — compare combination, equivalent