aggregation

noun

The aggregation of data from multiple sources is essential for accurate analysis.

意味（1）

The act of collecting together (aggregating).

意味（2）

The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).

意味（3）

A collection of particulars; an aggregate.

意味（4）

(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.

意味（5）

(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.

意味（6）

(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.

The difference between an association and an aggregation is entirely conceptual and is focused strictly on semantics.