clustering

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Verb

clustering

1. Present participle of cluster.

[edit] Noun

clustering (plural clusterings)

1. The action of the verb to cluster.
2. A grouping of a number of similar things.
3. (demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
4. (computing) The undesirable, contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
5. (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.

[edit] Derived terms

• clustering coefficient
• clustering illusion
• declustering

[edit] Related terms

• mind map