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title: "What is aggregation type?"
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# What is aggregation type?

## Overview

Aggregation refers to the process of summarizing and grouping data from multiple records. FastField provides several built-in aggregation functions that allow you to calculate the **sum**, **average**, or **count** of a particular field. For example, you could use the sum function to calculate the total amount of sales for a particular product.

## Aggregation types

**Count**

- A count can be defined as the act of determining the quantity or the total number of objects in a set or a group. Thus, counting numbers can be used to determine the total amount of things.
- E.g., *20 Barrels weighed today*

**Average**

- An average is a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data. The average is calculated by dividing the sum of the total values in the set by their number.
- E.g., *500lbs is the average weight*

**Minimum**

- The minimum is the minimum value recorded in a set of data.
- E.g., *A Barrel weighed today at 412 lbs*

**Maximum**

- The maximum is the maximum value recorded in a set of data.
- E.g., *A Barrel weighed today at 555 lbs*

**Sum**

- The sum is the total amount resulting from adding two or more numbers, amounts, or items.
- E.g., *Total weight today is 23,192 lbs*