Nugget

Pronunciation

• enPR: nÅ­g'É™t, IPA: /ˈnʌɡət/

Full definition of nugget

Noun

1. (countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.a gold nugget
2. (countable) A tidbit of something valuable.a nugget of wisdom
3. (uncountable) A type of boot polish.
4. (countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant. Usually implies dankness.
5. (countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
• 2009, Nick Scipio, Nereids:Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction. He'd been a nugget himself once, the new guy fresh from training.
6. (comptheory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.
• 2002, Data Mining: A Heuristic Approach (page 93)We have previously said that the heuristic algorithms produce good nuggets for most classes and most λ values ...

Derived terms

• nuggety
• chicken nugget