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Look up Aggregation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary

The term aggregation may refer to— Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

  • in economics, combining entities into a single entity which represent them, like aggregation of individual demand to total, or market, demand. Also this could mean an activity to bypass information asymmetry by systematically amassing information about prices and other features of goods on the market (shop bots are a commercial example of aggregation in action).
  • in biology, the schooling of animals of the same size and body orientation, often cruising in the same direction. The term is applied to fish, birds and insects.
  • in cardiovascular physiology , refers to the accumulation of platelets to the site of a wound to form a platelet plug or a thrombus.
  • in computer science, a special form of association in object-oriented programming.
  • on the web, aggregation is the process of combining multiple web feeds, such as in a news aggregator.
  • in television broadcasting, the merging of several license areas into a single area, allowing competition between broadcasters.
  • in content publishing, the ability to combine content from any number of licensed or unlicensed sources into a common venue or distribution channel.

Also in French-speaking countries, the agrégation is the name of higher-level competitive examinations for teachers and professors.     Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], house, and νομος [nomos], rule, hence household management) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... The demand for various commodities by individuals is generally thought of as the outcome of a utility-maximizing process. ... In economics, information asymmetry occurs when one party to a transaction has more or better information than the other party. ... Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. ... In economics and business, the price is the assigned numerical monetary value of a good, service or asset. ... A good in economics is anything that increases utility. ... Street markets such as this one in Rue Mouffetard, Paris are still common in France. ... Shop bots are autonomous software agents that crawl through the web and look for specific information, like prices for similar products from different vendors. ... I HATE BIOLOGY Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... This article is about swarms in biology. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling... Orders Many - see section below. ... Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Paleoptera (paraphyletic) Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Diaphanopterodea - extinct Protodonata - extinct Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Protorthoptera - extinct Orthoptera (grasshoppers... Computer science is the study of information and computation. ... Some factual claims in this article or section need to be verified. ... This NeXTcube used by Berners-Lee at CERN became the first Web server. ... Very good wiki, come and visit my site. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Content can mean Comfort and a feeling of satisfaction Creations, as in open content or free content. ... Publishing is the industry of the production of literature or information - the activity of putting information for public view. ... In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. ...

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