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clustering

/ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
clus-ter-ing
IPA
/ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grouping of a number of similar things.

noun

The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.

noun

The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.

noun

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.

adj

Forming a cluster.

verb

present participle and gerund of cluster

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

clusterings (plural)

Derived Forms

autoclustering biclustering clusteringly coclustering macroclustering metaclustering microclustering misclustering nanoclustering overclustering preclustering subclustering

Phrases

Brown clustering clustering key k-means clustering volatility clustering clustering coefficient clustering illusion mind map

Frequently Paired Words

mind map

Synonyms

bunch clump cluster

Rhymes With

mustering blustering flustering

Questions

How do you pronounce clustering?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/.
What does clustering mean?
A grouping of a number of similar things.

How to pronounce clustering

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