Clustering

Verb

1. Present participle of cluster

Full definition of clustering

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• clustering coefficient
• clustering illusion
• declustering

Related terms

• mind map