In the aggregate

In the aggregate
Aggregate Ag"gre*gate, n. 1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; as, a house is an aggregate of stone, brick, timber, etc. [1913 Webster]

Note: In an aggregate the particulars are less intimately mixed than in a compound. [1913 Webster]

2. (Physics) A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a {compound}, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles. [1913 Webster]

{In the aggregate}, collectively; together. [1913 Webster]


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