Aggregate

Formed into a mass or whole; considered as a sum of its parts.

adjective

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Imagine This

At the end of a football game or concert, people quickly congregate at the exits like ants grouping around a piece of candy.

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Sounds Like

AG-rih-geyt

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Looks Like

A mass or crowd; a total composed of many parts

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Remember This

The word aggregate comes from Latin aggregatus, meaning 'brought together.' It often appears in phrases like aggregate score or aggregate data.

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Other Forms

aggregationnoun

aggregatedadjective

aggregatingverb

aggregatenoun

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Connect With

collective, total, sum, mass, overall, cumulate

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Note

As an adjective, aggregate describes something formed by combining many elements; as a noun, it refers to the whole formed by the combination; as a verb, it means to gather or collect.

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Study Deeper

Examples

The aggregate score after two games determined the champion.
Researchers analyzed the aggregate data from all participants.

Synonyms

combinedtotalcollectiveoverallsum

Antonyms

discreteseparate

Etymology

From Latin aggregatus 'brought together', from aggregare 'to assemble' (ad- 'toward' + greg- 'flock, herd').

Mnemonic

AGGREGATE sounds like 'a great group'—greg means crowd, and aggregate means to bring many into one group.

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