ensemble

plural ensembles

1. A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole.
   1. fashionA coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another.

      Near-synonyms: suit, costume, getup

      Synonyms: outfit, suit, costume, getup

   2. collectiveA group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.

      1 more example

      On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.

      12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drifthttps://www.avclub.com/ice-age-continental-drift-1798173449

2. entertainmentA piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
3. mathematicsA probability distribution for the state of the system.
4. machine learningcomputerA supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

present singular third person ensembles · participle present ensembling · participle past ensembled · past ensembled

1. To put together in a coordinated whole.

   Landscape gardening or landscape architecture is the art that seeks the production of the most beautiful landscape effects, ensembling the various objects of interest into a grand whole and harmonious unit.

   1908, Ohio State Board of Agriculture, Annual Report - Volume 62, page 969

2. entertainmentTo perform in a musical ensemble.
3. machine learningTo employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.