Aggregaatteina

Aggregaatteina is a Finnish term used in technical texts to refer to materials or data that exist as aggregates, i.e., as collections of smaller units grouped into a larger whole. The word is derived from aggregaatti and is commonly employed to describe how components are organized rather than a distinct scientific phenomenon in itself.

In geology and sedimentology, aggregaatteina can describe rocks or sediments that are composed of mineral grains bound together to form larger clusters. In civil and construction engineering, the term is used when discussing aggregates such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone that are used as inert fillers in concrete and other composites. In data analysis and statistics, aggregaatteina may refer to data sets or measurements that have been aggregated from finer-grained records to provide summarized or higher-level information.

The concept emphasizes structure and scale: aggregates influence physical properties such as strength, porosity, permeability, and durability in materials, as well as interpretability and comparability in datasets. The exact meaning of aggregaatteina can vary with discipline, but it generally denotes a state or representation in which many individual units function as a cohesive whole rather than as isolated parts.

See also: aggregate (in English), kiviainekset and other terms for construction materials, data aggregation. Further reading may cover geology of aggregates, concrete technology, and methods for data aggregation and summarization.