People in line to buy tickets for a concert and the audience in a movie theater are both examples of a __________.

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People in line to buy tickets for a concert and the audience in a movie theater are both temporary gatherings of individuals who are physically close to one another but do not necessarily share a sense of identity or purpose beyond their immediate behavior. This fits the definition of a crowd. A category refers to a group of people who share a common characteristic, a mass is a large number of people or objects, and an aggregate is a collection of individuals who are gathered but do not necessarily interact or have a shared purpose.

People in Line to Buy Tickets for a Concert and the Audience