Forty people are on a bus traveling to various destinations. Other than sharing seats on this bus these people have nothing in common. Such a group is best described as being a[n] ________.

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An aggregate refers to a collection of individuals who happen to be in the same place at the same time but do not necessarily interact or have a shared identity. The people on the bus fit this description as they are all sharing seats but do not have a shared identity or interact with each other as a group. Categories refer to groups of people who share some characteristic or trait such as age, gender, or occupation. Social groups and cliques both imply some level of interaction or shared identity among members, which is not applicable to the individuals on the bus.

Forty People Are on a Bus Traveling to Various Destinations