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aggregate

aggregate

17 5.8
The total amount formed by adding several separate parts
  • noun
  • /ˈæɡrɪɡət/
translation icon : total
  • Achievement results were available for the aggregate of all AP exams administered from 1992 through 2012.
  • monetary aggregates
  • aggregates of collections
  • aggregates of individuals

It's not just an aggregate of all of the individuals.

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Examples

  • In every instance, data were analyzed and reported only in the aggregate. Data analysis.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's not just an aggregate of all of the individuals.

  • What I can tell you is that the aggregate impact of those consumer purchases is changing the economy.

  • What matters, says the greatest happiness principle, is how much aggregate happiness is produced.

  • Employers seemingly value the degree in the aggregate as opposed to evaluating the skill components alone.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Their preferences reflected an aggregate of their personal experiences in selecting and using AISs.

    Academic text (1991)
  • To better understand aggregates, the working group collected and discussed numerous examples of aggregates.

    Academic text (2015)
  • It's a loose consortium of around 1100 property owners who in aggregate own, control, well over 100,000 acres of property.

  • The report showed the aggregate of sales from all regions and highlighted the areas that need improvement.

  • By analyzing the data, we were able to calculate the aggregate impact of the new policies on the environment.

Synonyms

combination
vsaggregate
553 2.3

A mixture of things or parts that form one thing

is specifically the numeric whole formed from several separate parts
total
vsaggregate
443 1.0

The whole amount you get when you add numbers together

is the combined amount formed from several distinct elements
sum
vsaggregate
46 1.0

The total you get when you add two or more numbers

covers the same combined outcome but emphasizes combined parts rather than addition
totality
vsaggregate
32 6.5

All the parts of something considered together

is the measurable combined amount formed by adding separate parts
grand total
vsaggregate
20 2.7

The final amount after adding and subtracting everything

means the combined amount without stressing final adjustments
sum total
vsaggregate
12 3.3

The whole amount you get after you add all parts

is the combined total seen as a numeric sum rather than a concept
aggregation
vsaggregate
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

is the final numeric amount resulting from combining separate parts
conglomeration
vsaggregate
7 7.4

A group of different things gathered in one place

is the precise total amount rather than a mixed mass of things
summation
vsaggregate
5 4.8

The total you get when you add things together

focuses on the combined total as a single summed amount
roll-up
vsaggregate
  • Specialized
5.0

A summary that adds together smaller numbers from different parts

is the general combined amount not limited to reporting or accounting use
cumulation
vsaggregate
8.0

A pile of things gathered together

is the single combined amount rather than the process of gathering
congeries
vsaggregate
  • Formal
9.9

A group of different things gathered together, like papers or objects

refers to the numeric combined amount, not just a varied collection

Antonyms

847 3.0

Relating to one person rather than to a group, or showing a person's own style

to disaggregate
  • Specialized
3 7.5

To separate something into smaller parts to study it

Compounds

aggregate demand
  • Specialized
4 6.2

The total amount that people, businesses, and the government want to buy in a country at one time

monetary aggregate
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The total amount of money available to people and businesses in a country, including cash and bank deposits

aggregate fruit
  • Specialized
7.3

A fruit made of many small fruits that form from one flower, like blackberries

How Much

aggregate
17 5.8
bulk
41 2.5
amount
1.0
portion
449 2.1

Surface Forms

aggregate singular
aggregates plural

Etymology

Aggregate comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and grex ('flock' or 'group'), so it always has the idea of things 'brought together'. That's why, in finance or statistics, the aggregate is the total you get when you add many separate amounts together.