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k-means clustering

k-means clustering noun: a method of vector quantization, originally from signal processing, that aims to partition n observations into k clusters in which each observation belongs to the cluster with the nearest mean, serving as a prototype of the cluster.

Noun

k-means clustering (uncountable)

  1. A method of vector quantization, originally from signal processing, that aims to partition n observations into k clusters in which each observation belongs to the cluster with the nearest mean, serving as a prototype of the cluster.

Questions about k-means clustering

What does k-means clustering mean?
K-means clustering means a method of vector quantization, originally from signal processing, that aims to partition n observations into k clusters in which each observation belongs to the cluster with the nearest mean, serving as a prototype of the cluster.
What part of speech is k-means clustering?
K-means clustering is a noun.

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