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Bill W

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Aggregate descends from aggregāre ("to cause to flock together" or "to join together"), a Latin verb made up of the prefix ad- (which means "to," and which usually changes to ag- before a g) and greg- or grex (meaning "flock, herd, or group"). 

What is the difference between aggregate and amalgamate? Amalgamation refers to merging small areas into topologically adjacent areas with different semantic information, whereas aggregation refers to merging areas with homogeneous semantic information that are topologically separated by a narrow area.  
 
The word "aggregate" was first used in Middle English between 1150 and 1500. The earliest known use of the word is in Omnis Plantacio around 1400. 
 
 
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drpaladin

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We form a wonderful aggregate here at GA.

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Paladin

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@sandrewn's just the facts provided examples of aggregate being use to describe material added to cement to make concrete. It didn't reference the use of aggregate in Economics with the terms Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand.

Aggregate Demand is the sum of four components: consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports.

Aggregate Supply is the total amount of goods (including services) supplied by businesses within a country at a given price level.

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Bill W

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2 hours ago, Paladin said:

@sandrewn's just the facts provided examples of aggregate being use to describe material added to cement to make concrete. It didn't reference the use of aggregate in Economics with the terms Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand.

Aggregate Demand is the sum of four components: consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports.

Aggregate Supply is the total amount of goods (including services) supplied by businesses within a country at a given price level.

@Paladin, that's a very interesting point.  Are you perhaps an Economist or someone who majored in Economics at a college or University.

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