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aggregation Definition

ag·gre·ga·tion (ag′rə gās̸hən)

noun

  1. an aggregating or being aggregated
  2. a group or mass of distinct things or individuals

aggregation Synonyms

aggregation

n.

collection, aggregate, gathering; see all 1, collection 2, whole.

aggregation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • platelet: However, many people are not aware that Serotonin plays a role in the clotting of blood by assisting in the aggregation of platelets.
  • metadata: What level of mediation is needed to provide a useful aggregation of metadata harvested via the OAI protocol?
  • protein: Lewy bodies are protein inclusions formed by abnormal aggregation of proteins within the cell body.
  • datum: One can describe the essence of the privacy problem in terms of aggregation of data.

Converse of object

  • inhibit: Propofol inhibits platelet aggregation which could reduce the risk of thrombosis.
  • spawn: For three years I had known about the phenomenon of snapper spawning aggregations in Belize.
  • prevent: Just to confuse things further, there is now an acceptance that in some people aspirin may not prevent platelet aggregation.
  • facilitate: Local delivery plans will need a standard format to facilitate aggregation at StHA and national level.
  • permit: The Warwick Framework container architecture was developed to permit the aggregation of different metadata types [ 16 ] .

Adjective modifier

  • familial: The pattern of familial aggregation suggests that in individual families, a small number of genes act together to cause the phenotype.
  • mere: One does not move beyond the mere aggregation of fixed, externally relating parts by making the parts very small.
  • dense: A. Action will clearly be required where a dense aggregation of bees threatens the fabric of a building.
  • spatial: In this case, some form of spatial aggregation will be required.

Modifies a noun

  • score: Round aggregation score produced: = 0.5 should be rounded up, 0.5 should be rounded down.
  • clause: A change of wording has been agreed, which essentially increases the scope of the aggregation clause.

Noun used with modifier

  • platelet: Just to confuse things further, there is now an acceptance that in some people aspirin may not prevent platelet aggregation.
  • metadata: Thus the ' landscape ' can be simplified by only including the ' closest ' most appropriate metadata aggregation matching the user's definition.
  • protein: To discuss the mechanisms of protein aggregation within neurons.
  • broadband: The Broadband Stakeholder Group recommended public sector broadband aggregation to the government at the end of 2001.
  • data: Conventional programming languages only provide facilities for exact matching, a more adaptive approach is required in order to support data aggregation.