v · academic
aggregate
/ˈæɡrɪɡət/AG·gre·gate
to combine several amounts or things into a single total or group
Examples
“The data were aggregated to give a national figure.”
“When aggregated, the small effects can become significant.”
“We need to aggregate results from different studies.”
Band 8 sentence
“To assess policy impact, we aggregated longitudinal data across cohorts and controlled for confounding variables.”
Collocations
- aggregate data/figure
- aggregate demand/supply
- aggregate score/total
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'aggregate' as adjective only ('an aggregate data')→aggregate data (adj OR verb) — prefer 'aggregated data'
use 'totaled' instead of 'aggregated' in formal writing→use 'aggregated' in academic contexts
Say it for a higher band
5total→6sum up→7+aggregate
Synonyms
sum up
Easily confused
total
“The total sales were high, but the aggregate across regions revealed important differences.”
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