Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Aggregation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
"The aggregation of sales data from all regions provided a clear picture of our total market performance."
the act of gathering something together
"The aggregation of data from multiple sources allowed us to identify global trends more accurately."
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
"The company used data aggregation to compile sales figures from all regional branches into a single report."
In plain English: Aggregation is when you put many separate things together to make one big group.
"The company analyzed data aggregation from all their sales branches to spot trends."
Usage: This term often appears in technical contexts regarding data or statistics rather than general physical collection. Avoid using it as a verb; the action itself is "to aggregate."
The word aggregation comes directly from the Latin verb aggregare, which means to gather or collect together. It entered English as a noun form describing that same act of bringing things into one group.