Clustering Machine Learning
noun phrase
Definition: Clustering is an unsupervised machine learning task that groups data points into homogeneous clusters on the basis of intrinsic characteristics, feature values, or similarity measures, typically with the aim of maximizing within-cluster similarity and minimizing between-cluster similarity [Singh, Singh 2024].
Example in context: “K-means clustering, an unsupervised machine learning method, was used …” [Nalinthasnai et al. 2025]
Synonyms: cluster analysis; unsupervised clustering; data clustering
Related terms: unsupervised learning; cluster; similarity measure; k-means; hierarchical clustering; density-based clustering