Temporal data clustering Machine Learning
noun
Definition: An unsupervised learning task that groups time-dependent data, especially time series, into clusters according to shared temporal patterns or trends, while preserving coherence across successive time points [Tosanwumi et al. 2024].
Example in context: “The performance of the temporal clustering method and its combination with the rainfall thresholds are reported for a quantile of 0.8.” [Banfi et al. 2024]
Synonyms: temporal clustering; time-series clustering (in some contexts, partial synonym rather than absolute equivalent)
Related terms: time series; unsupervised learning; sequence label analysis (SLA); time series clustering (TSC); temporal patterns; longitudinal data