aggregative

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparabletechnical

   Relating to or produced by the process of combining separate items into one whole.

   Grammar: Used before a noun, e.g. 'aggregative measure'.

   Patterns

   • aggregative measure
   • aggregative approach

   The study used an aggregative method to combine data from several sources.

   In economics, an aggregative model looks at total spending rather than individual choices.

   The report presents aggregative statistics that hide local differences.

2. 2adjectivenot comparabletechnical

   Tending to collect or bring together many separate elements.

   Grammar: Often describes processes or systems.

   Patterns

   • aggregative process
   • aggregative behavior

   The platform has an aggregative function that pulls headlines from many news sites.

   Aggregative behavior in animals can be seen when they form large groups for safety.

Common combinations

aggregative measure

GDP is an aggregative measure of a country's economic output.

aggregative model

The aggregative model simplifies the economy into a few large sectors.

aggregative index

An aggregative index combines price changes across many goods.

Synonyms and how they differ

collective

Collective emphasizes shared action by a group; aggregative stresses the technical combining of separate units.

cumulative

Cumulative means increasing by successive additions; aggregative focuses on the resulting whole, not the growth process.

Opposites

Word family

aggregate noun

A total formed by combining separate amounts.

aggregate verb

To collect separate items into a single group or sum.

aggregation noun

The act or result of combining separate things.

Commonly confused: aggregative or aggregate?

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