disaggregate

American  

[dis-ag-ri-geyt] / dɪsˈæg rɪˌgeɪt /

verb (used with object)

disaggregated, disaggregating

1. to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.

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verb (used without object)

disaggregated, disaggregating

1. to become separated from an aggregate or mass.

disaggregate British  

/ dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to separate from a group or mass

2. to divide into parts

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Other Word Forms

• disaggregation noun
• disaggregative adjective

Etymology

Origin of disaggregate

First recorded in 1820–30; dis- ¹ + aggregate

Example Sentences

“If you disaggregate us, as Asians, we have the highest household income and the very lowest. We have the highest levels of educational attainment and the very, very lowest,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild expects that when this happens, the eastern ice shelf will rapidly “disaggregate” into a flotilla of icebergs.

From Scientific American

The express result of all of that machine learning, of course, is the ability to disaggregate and isolate a particular sound pattern as precise as Ringo's snare drum on a 56-year-old recording.

From Salon

“So whether you look at reading or mathematics, this is obviously a grave concern, particularly when you disaggregate the data. Why? When you disaggregate the data, the most severe performance loss or decreases we’re seeing are experienced by the lower-performing students.”

From Los Angeles Times

They are the one area that no startup has ever embraced and said, “You know what? Why don’t we try to disaggregate this? Why don’t we start to move away from the traditional architecture for how these space stations are deployed? Instead of running on custom hardware, custom ASICs, let’s use true software that runs on commodity appliances equivalent to what you would find inside data centers.”

From The Verge