AGGREGATE TYPE
\ˈaɡɹɪɡˌe͡ɪt tˈa͡ɪp], \ˈaɡɹɪɡˌeɪt tˈaɪp], \ˈa_ɡ_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t t_ˈaɪ_p]\
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A data type composed of multiple elements. Anaggregate can be homogeneous (all elements have the same type)e.g. an array, a list in a functional language, a stringof characters, a file; or it can be heterogeneous (elementscan have different types) e.g. a structure. In mostlanguages aggregates can contain elements which are themselvesaggregates. e.g. a list of lists.See also union.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).