a coordinated outfit (set of clothing) an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"
(French, meaning 'together') A group of performers, either singers or instrumentalists, who regularly play together This is often a small group, such as a trio or quartet, which is not large enough to be called a choir or orchestra The word is also used to describe the quality of teamwork in a group of players, as in "their ensemble is good" A third meaning describes an operatic piece in which two or more singers sing together
An ensemble of things or people is a group of things or people considered as a whole rather than as separate individuals. The state is an ensemble of political and social structures. = collection
In physics, a probability distribution on the states of a complicated system being studied For example, the thermal probability distribution of a physical object is called the canonical ensemble
All of the stops of a harpsichord which are designed to be played together The peau de buffle, the lute stop, and the buff stop are usually excluded from the ensemble
Literally, the group of actors (and sometimes directors and designers) who put a play together; metaphorically, the rapport and shared sense of purpose that bind such a group into a unified artistic entity
An ensemble is a collection of agents that work together in a coordinated manner Teams are either a kind of ensemble or synonymous with ensemble Ensembles may have fixed or varying participation by agents that play roles (e g , coach, 3rd base) Coordination often happens in real time (e g , soccer, collections of helicopters flying together) Ensembles can often be viewed as a unit so a message sent to the ensemble may be acted on by one or more members for the ensemble Ensembles may have emergent behavior (A similar idea, originally from the ISIS system, is group objects where a group object acts like an individual in receiving messages but transparently forwards them to one or some of an associated set Uses included fault tolerance )
The general name for groups of musical instruments or singers Some of the common ensembles include the orchestra, the concert band, and the chorus Smaller groups are known as chamber ensembles