clustering
/ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/
clustering noun: a grouping of a number of similar things. Also the present participle and gerund of cluster.
Noun
clustering (plural clusterings)
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
- The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- 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.
Adjective
clustering (not comparable)
- Forming a cluster.
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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
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- I prithee let me bring thee where crabs grow,
Also used as
clustering is also the present participle and gerund of cluster.
clustering meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
clustering in Hindi
- क्लस्टरिंग, क्लस्टर करना
clustering in Marathi
- क्लस्टरिंग, क्लस्टरींग, क्लस्टर करणे
clustering in Urdu
- کلسٹرنگ, کلسٹرینگ, کلاسٹرنگ
clustering in Bengali
- ক্লাস্টারিং, গুচ্ছবদ্ধকরণ, ক্লাস্টারিং করতে
More languagesFewer languages
- clustering in Telugu
- క్లస్టరింగ్
- clustering in Malayalam
- ക്ലസ്റ്ററിംഗ്, ക്ലസ്റ്ററിങ്, ക്ലസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യൽ
- clustering in Kannada
- ಕ್ಲಸ್ಟರಿಂಗ್, ಕ್ಲಸ್ಟರ್ ಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ
- clustering in Punjabi
- ਕਲਸਟਰਿੰਗ, ਕਲੱਸਟਰਿੰਗ, ਕਲੱਸਟਿੰਗ
- clustering in Gujarati
- ક્લસ્ટરિંગ, ક્લસ્ટરીંગ, કલસ્ટરિંગ
- clustering in Odia
- କ୍ଲଷ୍ଟରିଂ, କ୍ଲଷ୍ଟରିଙ୍ଗ୍, କ୍ଲଷ୍ଟରିଙ୍ଗ
- clustering in Nepali
- क्लस्टरिंग, क्लस्टरिङ, क्लस्टरिङ्
Forms of clustering
| plural | clusterings |
|---|
Words formed from clustering
- clustering coefficient
- clustering illusion
- declustering
- autoclustering
- biclustering
- Brown clustering
- clustering key
- clusteringly
- coclustering
- k-means clustering
- macroclustering
- metaclustering
- microclustering
- misclustering
- nanoclustering
- overclustering
- preclustering
- subclustering
- superclustering
- triclustering
- underclustering
- volatility clustering
Phrases with clustering
Questions about clustering
- What does clustering mean?
- Clustering means a grouping of a number of similar things.
- What is clustering in Hindi?
- Clustering in Hindi is क्लस्टरिंग, क्लस्टर करना. See Clustering meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is clustering?
- Clustering can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce clustering?
- Clustering is pronounced /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of clustering?
- The plural of clustering is clusterings.
Words near clustering in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clustering (page history and authors); clustering (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clustering (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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