aggregate
Pronunciation: [ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt]
Context: "mathematics"
(noun) a total or sum made by combining different things, like adding several numbers together to show a bigger number. It's like if you have apples, oranges, and bananas, you can add them up to see how many fruits you have in total.
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The aggregate of the test scores showed an improvement from last year.
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The aggregate of the scores was not as good as the previous tests.
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What is the aggregate of all the students' grades?
Context: "mathematics"
(verb) to combine different items or amounts to create a total. It’s like when you put together different types of candies to find out how many you have all together.
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We will aggregate the data from all the surveys to see the overall results.
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They didn’t aggregate the information properly, and the numbers were incorrect.
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How do we aggregate the results from the different classes?
Context: "statistics"
(adjective) when different parts are grouped together. When we talk about something as aggregate, we mean it's looking at a whole made up of smaller parts, like when you look at all the toys together instead of just one.
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The aggregate data gives us a better understanding of the trend over time.
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The aggregate results did not reflect the individual performances accurately.
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What does the aggregate number of sales tell us about our business?