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Multiplicity vs Aggregation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between multiplicity and aggregation

is that multiplicity is the state of being made of multiple diverse elements while aggregation is .

multiplicity

English

Noun

(wikipedia multiplicity) (multiplicities)
  • the state of being made of multiple diverse elements
  • (mathematics) the number of values for which a given condition holds
  • a large indeterminate number
  • (software engineering, UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.

    • See also

    * cardinality * manyness

    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.