Clustering

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Clustering can refer to the following:

In information technology:

• Forming a computer cluster - the connection of many computers to be used as one larger computer.
• The undesirable, contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
• Data clustering - a technique for data analysis by partitioning a data set into subsets whose elements share common traits.
  • Semantic clustering - clustering of objects based on a semantic proximity.

In demographics:

• Clustering (demographics), the gathering of various populations based on ethnicity, economics or religion.

In writing:

• The pre-writing technique of organizing ideas with "ball-and-stick" diagrams similar to mind maps. The term was popularized by Gabriele Rico's 1983 book Writing the Natural Way: Turn the Task of Writing Into the Joy of Writing.

In physics:

• Formation of clusters: regions of enhanced concentration of particles of matter.

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