different between aggregation vs jumble

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ?????e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

aggregation (plural aggregations)

1. The act of collecting together (aggregating).
2. The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
3. A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
4. (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
5. (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
6. (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.

Antonyms

• disgregation

Translations

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d??mb?l/

• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump +? -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.

Verb

jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)

     Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?

   • Every clime and age jumbled together.

2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.

Derived terms

• jumble up

Translations

Noun

jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)

1. A mixture of unrelated things.
2. (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
3. (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.
   • 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat

     "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

See also

• jumble sale

Etymology 2

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Noun

jumble (plural jumbles)

1. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

Alternative forms

• jumbal
• jumball