A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; somethingconsisting ofelements but considered as a whole.
1898, Arthur Berry, chapter 12, inA Short History of Astronomy, Herschel:
If the nebulosity were due to anaggregate of stars so far off as to be separately indistinguishable, then the central body would have to be a star of almost incomparably greater dimensions than an ordinary star; if, on the other hand, the central body were of dimensions comparable with those of an ordinary star, the nebulosity must be due to something other than a star cluster.
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
1847, William Black,A Practical Treatise on Brewing : Calculating Lengths and Gravities
This in the second boiling will be replaced by nearly an equal quantity of worts, of the same gravity as turned out of the copper, which, in making the calculation, is to be deducted from theaggregate of the second worts, and so on with a third wort if necessary.
"Yes sair," returned the Frenchman, whose prominent eyes were watching the precarious footsteps of the beast he rode, as it picked its dangerous way among the roots of trees, holes, log bridges, and sloughs that formed theaggregate of the highway.
2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, inRail, page10:
He explained that engineers had been able to examine the bridge visually, and had started surveying likely sites for access roads and where to place the heavyweight crawler crane. NR was also ordering theaggregates needed for the access roads.
Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined;added up.
1902,Arthur Conan Doyle,The Great Boer War Chapter 33 The Northern Operations from January to April, 1901
All over the country small British columns had been operating during these months--operations which were destined to increase in scope and energy as the cold weather drew in. The weekly tale of prisoners and captures, though small for any one column, gave theaggregate result of a considerable victory.
