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aggregate

  • noun
  • ag·gre·gate
  • ăg'rĭgət

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

Other meanings

  1. A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

  2. The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.

Synonyms

  • sum
  • total

Word history

From New Latin "aggregātum" (an aggregate).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “aggregate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.