"clustering" meaning in English

See clustering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clustering (not comparable)
  1. Forming a cluster. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: clustering coefficient, clustering illusion, declustering
    Sense id: en-clustering-en-adj-4w3850mJ

Noun

Forms: clusterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clustering (plural clusterings)
  1. A grouping of a number of similar things. Translations (a grouping of a number of similar things): 聚类 (jùlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), regroupement (French), raggruppamento (Italian), agrupamento (Portuguese), grupo [masculine] (Spanish), agrupación (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clustering-en-noun-LtPH2PoN Disambiguation of 'a grouping of a number of similar things': 87 7 5 1
  2. (demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
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  3. (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-clustering-en-noun-gYwtCNTv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 25 34 26 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 3 18 44 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 3 25 31 26 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 27 30 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 4 24 29 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 3 25 32 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 4 22 35 22 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 4 28 29 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 3 26 29 25 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (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. Categories (topical): Writing
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (the action of the verb to cluster): agrupamiento [masculine] (Spanish)

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clustering
  1. present participle and gerund of cluster Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cluster Related terms: mind map
    Sense id: en-clustering-en-verb-9AySCOTH Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 4 24 29 23 12

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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mind map"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cluster"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of cluster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cluster",
          "cluster#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "clustering"
  ],
  "word": "clustering"
}

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