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Aggregation vs Flocculate - What's the difference?

aggregation | flocculate |

As a noun aggregation

is the act of collecting together (aggregating).

As a verb flocculate is

to collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.

aggregation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of collecting together (aggregating).
  • The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
  • A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
  • (networking) summarizing multiple routes into one route.
  • (epidemiology) the majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.

    • flocculate

    English

    Verb

  • To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.

    • Usage notes

    The verb can be used both transitively and intransitively, with the latter being more common in modern usage. ----