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Definition of Clustering
1. Noun. A grouping of a number of similar things. "A cluster of admirers"
Generic synonyms: Agglomeration
Specialized synonyms: Knot, Swad, Tuft, Tussock
Specialized synonyms: Northern Cross, Omega Centauri, Pleiades
Derivative terms: Bunch, Bunch, Bunchy, Clump, Clump, Cluster, Cluster, Cluster, Cluster
Definition of Clustering
1. Verb. (present participle of cluster) ¹
2. Noun. The action of the verb to cluster. ¹
3. Noun. A grouping of a number of similar things. ¹
4. Noun. (context: demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion. ¹
5. Noun. (computing) The undesirable, contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table. ¹
6. Noun. (context: 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clustering
1. cluster [v] - See also: cluster
Medical Definition of Clustering
1. Of acetylcholine receptors: aggregation of the receptors in developing myotubes in the vicinity of the presynaptic terminal, induced by nerve contact. See: agrin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)