Editing Aggregation

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'''Aggregation''' may refer to:
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==Business and economics==
* [[Aggregation problem]] (economics)
* Purchasing aggregation, the joining of multiple purchasers in a [[group purchasing organization]] to increase their buying power
* [[Community Choice Aggregation]], the joining of geographically contiguous communities to bypass a conventional energy utility monopoly and seek a greener energy service

==Computer science and telecommunication==
* [[Aggregate function]], a type of function in data processing
* Aggregation, a form of [[Object composition#Aggregation|object composition]] in object-oriented programming
* [[Link aggregation]], using multiple Ethernet network cables/ports in parallel to increase link speed
* [[Packet aggregation]], joining multiple data packets for transmission as a single unit to increase network efficiency
* Route aggregation, the process of forming a [[supernet]] in computer networking
* Aggregation, a process by which Australian country television markets were combined in the late 1980s and 1990s; see [[Regional television in Australia#Aggregation|Regional television in Australia]]

==Natural sciences and statistics==
* [[Aggregation (ethology)]], any gathering of organisms
* Aggregation of soil granules to form [[soil structure]]
* [[Particle aggregation]], direct mutual attraction between particles (atoms or molecules) via van der Waals forces or chemical bonding
* The accumulation of [[platelet]]s to the site of a wound to form a platelet plug or a thrombus
* [[Flocculation]], a process where a solute comes out of solution in the form of floccules or flakes
* [[Overdispersion]] or statistical aggregation, where the variance of a distribution is higher than which we expect.
* [[Pheromone#Aggregation|Aggregation pheromone]]
* [[Protein aggregation]], the aggregation of mis-folded proteins

==Other uses==
* [[Aggregation (linguistics)]], a merging of syntactic constituents
* [[Aggregation (magazine)|''Aggregation'' (magazine)]], a 2010–2012 Canadian online magazine

== See also ==
* [[Aggregate (disambiguation)]]
* [[Aggregator (disambiguation)]], a web site or computer software that aggregates syndicated web content
* [[Agrégation]], in French-speaking countries, higher-level competitive examinations for teachers and professors
* [[:Category:Aggregation-based digital libraries]], digital libraries that are primarily based on aggregation or harvesting of other digital libraries or repositories
* [[Composition (disambiguation)]]
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