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noun
Pronunciation:
/ˈagrigit/
1a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements:the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies the total number of points scored by a player or team in a series of sporting contests:the result put the sides even on aggregate
2a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles. pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete, or more generally in building and construction work.
adjective
[attributive] formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total:the aggregate amount of grants made Botany (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species. Economics denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time:aggregate demand aggregate supply
verb
form or group into a class or cluster: [no object]:the butterflies aggregate in dense groups Computing collect (related items of content) so as to display or link to them:tools that aggregate data from all of the security devices are a good first step
