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
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The iPhone maker had to suspend the news summary and aggregation feature of its AI toolkit, which has received mixed reviews from users so far, after it was found to serve notifications with misleading headlines earlier this year.
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Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Large summertime aggregations of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Great Lakes area inspired one folk name for the August full moon – the sturgeon moon.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The solution lies in a universal verification layer—an infrastructure that leverages zero-knowledge (zk) proofs and proof aggregation to create a scalable, cost-effective and secure verification framework.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
But the sheer volume of news — and the popularity of aggregation accounts that summarize summaries of primary sources — means some of the biggest headlines from popular accounts (i.e not reputable and/or fact checked news sources) are either mistaken or blatantly wrong.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Large summertime aggregations of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Great Lakes area inspired one folk name for the August full moon – the sturgeon moon.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The solution lies in a universal verification layer—an infrastructure that leverages zero-knowledge (zk) proofs and proof aggregation to create a scalable, cost-effective and secure verification framework.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
But the sheer volume of news — and the popularity of aggregation accounts that summarize summaries of primary sources — means some of the biggest headlines from popular accounts (i.e not reputable and/or fact checked news sources) are either mistaken or blatantly wrong.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggregation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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