clustering

clustering

1. present participle of cluster

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.

clustering (not comparable)

1. Forming a cluster.
   • 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene 2

     I prithee let me bring thee where crabs grow,

     and I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts,

     Show thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how

     To snare the nimble marmoset. I'll bring thee

     To clust'ring filberts, and sometimes I'll get thee

     Young scamels from the rock. Wilt thou go with me?

• clustering coefficient
• clustering illusion
• declustering

• mind map

• lecturings