Clustering
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Clustering can refer to the following:
In demographics:
In graph theory:
In statistics and data mining:
In computing:
In demographics:
- Clustering (demographics)Clustering (demographics)In demographics, clustering is the gathering of various populations based on ethnicity, economics, or religion.In countries that hold equality as important, clustering occurs between groups because of polarizing factors such as religion, wealth or ethnocentrism...
, the gathering of various populations based on factors such as ethnicity, economics or religion.
In graph theory:
- The formation of clusters of linked nodes in a network, measured by the clustering coefficientClustering coefficientIn graph theory, a clustering coefficient is a measure of degree to which nodes in a graph tend to cluster together. Evidence suggests that in most real-world networks, and in particular social networks, nodes tend to create tightly knit groups characterised by a relatively high density of ties...
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In statistics and data mining:
- A result of cluster analysis.
- An algorithm for cluster analysis, a method for statistical data analysis.
In computing:
- Cluster (computing)Cluster (computing)A computer cluster is a group of linked computers, working together closely thus in many respects forming a single computer. The components of a cluster are commonly, but not always, connected to each other through fast local area networks...
, the technique of linking a many computers together to act like a single computer . - Data cluster, an allocation of contiguous storage in databases and file systems.
- In hash tables, the mapping of keys to nearby slots.