aggregative

[ag-ri-gey-tiv]

adjective

1. of or relating to an aggregate.

2. forming or tending to form an aggregate.

Other Word Forms

• aggregatively adverb
• subaggregative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggregative¹

First recorded in 1635–45; aggregate + -ive

Example Sentences

Google went on to launch Google News later that year, a content aggregative service that would change how digital media was published and distributed on the web.

From The Verge

Augmented reality is an aggregative concept, a gathering tidal force already inseparable from our daily lives by way of apps like GPS navigation and selfie tools.

From Time

Crabbed old Friend of Men! it is his sociality, his aggregative nature; and will now be the quality of qualities for him.

From Project Gutenberg

Other things equal, the largest mass will, because of its superior aggregative force, become hotter than the others, and radiate more intensely.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead, therefore, of a vital unity, like that of a tree, the work has but a sort of aggregative unity, like a heap of sand.

From Project Gutenberg