Definition:Cluster

Definition

A cluster is a grouping of data into a set in which, under some metric, the elements are all in general closer to each other than they are to elements of another cluster.

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cluster analysis
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cluster analysis