Cluster
noun
A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
She noticed a cluster of stars in the night sky.
Often appears as...
- cluster of stars
- cluster of grapes
noun
A series of similar things that occur together in time or space.
The data shows a cluster of activity around the holiday season.
Often appears as...
- cluster of activity
- cluster of data points
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Academic
noun
A number of computers networked together.
We are adding more servers to the cluster to increase processing power.
Often appears as...
- computer cluster
- server cluster
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Technical
verb
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster or clusters.
The children clustered around their teacher to listen to the story.
Often appears as...
- cluster together
- cluster around
noun
A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
She noticed a cluster of stars in the night sky.
Often appears as...
- cluster of stars
- cluster of grapes
noun
A series of similar things that occur together in time or space.
The data shows a cluster of activity around the holiday season.
Often appears as...
- cluster of activity
- cluster of data points
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A number of computers networked together.
We are adding more servers to the cluster to increase processing power.
Often appears as...
- computer cluster
- server cluster
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster or clusters.
The children clustered around their teacher to listen to the story.
Often appears as...
- cluster together
- cluster around
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'cluster' to describe things grouped in a way that forms a visual pattern.
A cluster of wildflowers brightened the meadow.
Pro Tip 2/3Close Proximity
'Cluster' implies the elements are not just grouped, but also close to each other.
A noisy cluster of birds gathered at the feeder.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Characteristics
Elements in a cluster share common traits or purposes.
The town center had a cluster of historical buildings.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'cluster' to describe things grouped in a way that forms a visual pattern.
A cluster of wildflowers brightened the meadow.
Pro Tip 2/3Close Proximity
'Cluster' implies the elements are not just grouped, but also close to each other.
A noisy cluster of birds gathered at the feeder.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Characteristics
Elements in a cluster share common traits or purposes.
The town center had a cluster of historical buildings.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'cluster' to describe things grouped in a way that forms a visual pattern.
A cluster of wildflowers brightened the meadow.
Pro Tip 2/3Close Proximity
'Cluster' implies the elements are not just grouped, but also close to each other.
A noisy cluster of birds gathered at the feeder.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Characteristics
Elements in a cluster share common traits or purposes.
The town center had a cluster of historical buildings.
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The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
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we'd eventually reach a cluster of stars right at the center. Peering past all the galactic dust with infrared telescopes, astronomers have watched these stars for over 16 years. But it's what they don't see that is the most spectacular. These stars seem to orbit an invisible object.
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What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
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It’s time to embrace our...
cluster of entrepreneurial genius just as collaborative just as competitive as Silicon Valley in the 1960's and 1970's gave us the mass-produced car the great tragedy of Detroit is that while their invention vast vertically integrated factories producing black model-t after
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The law of conservation...
in the three minutes that followed the birth of our universe. Eventually, clusters of atoms accumulated and formed stars. Within these stars, nuclear reactions fused light elements, such as hydrogen and helium, to form heavier elements, such as carbon and oxygen.
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Did Shakespeare write...
In statistics, the tightness of these points gives us what is known as the variance, an expected range for our data. But, this is only a single characteristic in a very high-dimensional space. With a clustering tool called Principal Component Analysis,
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Choice, happiness and...
Instead, he looked at the data, and he said, let's see if we can group all these different data points into clusters. Let's see if they congregate around certain ideas. And sure enough, if you sit down, and you analyze all this data on spaghetti sauce,
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What we can learn from...
I hope that you will quickly see that galaxy clusters are these beautiful objects, but more than that, I think galaxy clusters are mysterious, they are surprising, and they're useful. Useful as the universe's most massive laboratories.
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Origins of the Universe...
dotted the universe with atomic clouds. Within the clouds, small pockets of gas may have had enough gravity to cause atoms to collect. These clusters of atoms, formed during the galactic epoch, became the seedlings of galaxies.
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Coral Gardening PIPE South...
for corals that need a helping hand despite all this real estate many corals end up clustered together crowded out they will eventually die so the
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How sugar affects the...
The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
Video examples
How to take a picture of...
we'd eventually reach a cluster of stars right at the center. Peering past all the galactic dust with infrared telescopes, astronomers have watched these stars for over 16 years. But it's what they don't see that is the most spectacular. These stars seem to orbit an invisible object.
Video examples
What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
cluster of entrepreneurial genius just as collaborative just as competitive as Silicon Valley in the 1960's and 1970's gave us the mass-produced car the great tragedy of Detroit is that while their invention vast vertically integrated factories producing black model-t after
Video examples
The law of conservation...
in the three minutes that followed the birth of our universe. Eventually, clusters of atoms accumulated and formed stars. Within these stars, nuclear reactions fused light elements, such as hydrogen and helium, to form heavier elements, such as carbon and oxygen.
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
In statistics, the tightness of these points gives us what is known as the variance, an expected range for our data. But, this is only a single characteristic in a very high-dimensional space. With a clustering tool called Principal Component Analysis,
Video examples
Choice, happiness and...
Instead, he looked at the data, and he said, let's see if we can group all these different data points into clusters. Let's see if they congregate around certain ideas. And sure enough, if you sit down, and you analyze all this data on spaghetti sauce,
Video examples
What we can learn from...
I hope that you will quickly see that galaxy clusters are these beautiful objects, but more than that, I think galaxy clusters are mysterious, they are surprising, and they're useful. Useful as the universe's most massive laboratories.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
dotted the universe with atomic clouds. Within the clouds, small pockets of gas may have had enough gravity to cause atoms to collect. These clusters of atoms, formed during the galactic epoch, became the seedlings of galaxies.
Video examples
Coral Gardening PIPE South...
for corals that need a helping hand despite all this real estate many corals end up clustered together crowded out they will eventually die so the
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Helen Vendler
American Critic
I think that a lot of things are hard to read if you're not in the vocabulary flow of that particular discourse. I sometimes forget that even though the words I'm using are fairly ordinary words, the concepts around which they cluster, which are the long concepts of literary tradition, may not be familiar to an audience.
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Taavet Hinrikus
Estonian
There's always been a lot of interest in the tech community about how to foster innovation and creativity - both within a company but also in the ecosystem of a tech cluster. In both cases, creating opportunities for people who don't encounter each other normally to meet and talk is key.
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Jade Jones
English Athlete
I just like to have cereal in the morning, but it'll be those cluster things - it's a bit random - and through the day, I like just pasta, plain pasta with a bit of sauce on it, never too much in case I get a bad belly... and jelly just before I go on for a bit of energy!
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Cities are just a physical manifestation of your interactions, our interactions, and the clustering and grouping of individuals.
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Ezra Pound
American Poet
The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.
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Ro Khanna
American Politician
I want to help bring tech jobs to middle America and help us create more innovation clusters.
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Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.
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Carlisle Floyd
American Composer
Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Norman Swan
Australian Journalist
You don't want your family to be another cluster of COVID-19.
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Helen Vendler
American Critic
I think that a lot of things are hard to read if you're not in the vocabulary flow of that particular discourse. I sometimes forget that even though the words I'm using are fairly ordinary words, the concepts around which they cluster, which are the long concepts of literary tradition, may not be familiar to an audience.
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Taavet Hinrikus
Estonian
There's always been a lot of interest in the tech community about how to foster innovation and creativity - both within a company but also in the ecosystem of a tech cluster. In both cases, creating opportunities for people who don't encounter each other normally to meet and talk is key.
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Jade Jones
English Athlete
I just like to have cereal in the morning, but it'll be those cluster things - it's a bit random - and through the day, I like just pasta, plain pasta with a bit of sauce on it, never too much in case I get a bad belly... and jelly just before I go on for a bit of energy!
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
Quote examples
Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Cities are just a physical manifestation of your interactions, our interactions, and the clustering and grouping of individuals.
Quote examples
Ezra Pound
American Poet
The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.
Quote examples
Ro Khanna
American Politician
I want to help bring tech jobs to middle America and help us create more innovation clusters.
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Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.
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Carlisle Floyd
American Composer
Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Norman Swan
Australian Journalist
You don't want your family to be another cluster of COVID-19.
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