verb/noun · academic
aggregate
/ˈæɡrɪɡət/AG·gre·gate
(v) to combine several amounts into a single total; (n) the total formed by combining several items
Examples
“When you aggregate the survey results, a clear pattern emerges.”
“The aggregate score of the two tests showed improvement.”
“Economists often use aggregate data to analyse trends.”
Band 8 sentence
“When researchers aggregate longitudinal data from several cohorts, they can identify subtle trends across decades.”
Collocations
- aggregate data/score/results
- in the aggregate
Word family
Common mistakes
use aggregate only as adjective (The data are aggregate)→use as verb or noun: 'aggregate data' or 'to aggregate data'
*aggregated are high (The aggregated are high)→The aggregated figures are high / The aggregate is high
Say it for a higher band
5add up→6sum up→7+aggregate
Synonyms
total
accumulate
Easily confused
total
“The total cost was higher than expected.”
combine
“We combined the samples before testing.”
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