aggregation
Collecting into one whole
the act of putting many separate things together as one group or total
[the] aggregation of [things]
- The platform specializes in the aggregation of travel deals from hundreds of websites.
- The aggregation of small donations allowed the charity to fund the new clinic.
- Errors can occur during aggregation if the sources use different formats.
- Aggregation puts many pieces of information together.
- The website does the aggregation for you.
Summarizing grouped data
a way of combining many data records to get a summary, such as a total or average
aggregation by [category/time period]; [an] aggregation function
- The dashboard uses aggregation to show daily totals instead of every transaction.
- Changing the aggregation from month to week made the seasonal pattern clearer.
- The query performs aggregation by customer ID and returns a count for each group.
- Aggregation can show the total sales for each day.
- Use aggregation to calculate the average price.
Group formed from parts
a group or collection made from many separate parts
an aggregation of [people/things]
- What looked like one company was actually a loose aggregation of independent contractors.
- The sample contained an aggregation of tiny crystals.
- The city is an aggregation of old villages, industrial zones, and newer suburbs.
- The stones formed a small aggregation near the wall.
- The group was an aggregation of different teams.
- Base: aggregation
- Plural: aggregation, aggregations
aggregation function
1Data-summary calculation function
a function that makes one summary number from many data values
- Use an aggregation function to calculate the average order value.
- SUM and COUNT are common aggregation functions in SQL.
- The report failed because the selected field was not included in an aggregation function.
aggregation of marginal gains
1Small improvements adding up
many tiny improvements that together make a big difference
- The coach focused on the aggregation of marginal gains: better sleep, better nutrition, and tiny changes to training.
- Their productivity strategy was based on the aggregation of marginal gains across every department.
- No single change transformed the product, but the aggregation of marginal gains made it noticeably better.
aggregation point
1Collection or convergence point
a point where many streams or items are brought together
- The edge server acts as an aggregation point for sensor data.
- In the network diagram, traffic from local offices flows to an aggregation point.
- The warehouse serves as an aggregation point before goods are shipped overseas.
content aggregation
1Collecting online content
putting articles, videos, or posts from many places into one online service
- The app focuses on content aggregation rather than producing original articles.
- Content aggregation can help readers follow several blogs in one feed.
- Publishers sometimes object when content aggregation sites show too much of their material.
link aggregation
1Combining network links
using several network cables or connections together as one stronger connection
- The switch supports link aggregation for higher throughput.
- We used link aggregation to keep the server online if one cable failed.
- Both devices must be configured correctly for link aggregation to work.
news aggregation
1Collecting news from sources
showing news from many different sources in one place
- News aggregation sites pull headlines from hundreds of publishers.
- The company was criticized for news aggregation that gave too little credit to the original sources.
- Many people use news aggregation apps to scan stories quickly in the morning.