aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
ˌa-gri-ˈgā-shən 
1
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
A galaxy is an aggregation of stars and gas.
2
a
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
b
: the condition of being so collected
Examples of aggregation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Last November Fairfield voters approved a municipal aggregation program for both electricity and natural gas.
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Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Fields, who studies housing financialization, spent years researching Wall Street’s aggregation of more and more of America’s rental housing stock since the Great Recession.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The community choice aggregation, or CCA, program plans to add an additional 72,000 commercial and industrial customers in June and is scheduled to fold in 695,000 residential customers next January.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
At the same time, some existing news organizations may end up turning over some of their aggregation to AI.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
The spicy sequel consequently earned a glowing 94% on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and an A grade from audiences polled by CinemaScore.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The initiative will also allow aggregation of multiple thefts to reach the $950 threshold to charge a felony theft and creates harsher penalties for fentanyl drug dealers whose actions lead to overdose deaths.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The researchers, in partnership with the Portuguese Navy, have launched ten bottles with GPS at different points in Atlantic Coast of West Africa, gathering data on the movements and aggregation of surface plastics in and around the Gulf of Guinea.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Crucially, in a move from aggregation to integration mirroring Apple TV+’s deal with France’s Canal Plus Group, both Max and SkyShowtime will form a seamless part of Movistar Plus+’s main navigation system and on-demand service, without any need for clients to click on dedicated apps.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Fields, who studies housing financialization, spent years researching Wall Street’s aggregation of more and more of America’s rental housing stock since the Great Recession.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The community choice aggregation, or CCA, program plans to add an additional 72,000 commercial and industrial customers in June and is scheduled to fold in 695,000 residential customers next January.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
At the same time, some existing news organizations may end up turning over some of their aggregation to AI.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
The spicy sequel consequently earned a glowing 94% on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and an A grade from audiences polled by CinemaScore.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The initiative will also allow aggregation of multiple thefts to reach the $950 threshold to charge a felony theft and creates harsher penalties for fentanyl drug dealers whose actions lead to overdose deaths.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The researchers, in partnership with the Portuguese Navy, have launched ten bottles with GPS at different points in Atlantic Coast of West Africa, gathering data on the movements and aggregation of surface plastics in and around the Gulf of Guinea.
—Andrew Wight, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Crucially, in a move from aggregation to integration mirroring Apple TV+’s deal with France’s Canal Plus Group, both Max and SkyShowtime will form a seamless part of Movistar Plus+’s main navigation system and on-demand service, without any need for clients to click on dedicated apps.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggregation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
ˌag-ri-ˈgā-shən
1
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
2
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts
Legal Definition
aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion
ˌa-grə-ˈgā-shən
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
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