clustering vs composite

clustering

noun
  • A grouping of a number of similar things. 

  • The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table. 

  • 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. 

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

adj
  • Forming a cluster. 

composite

noun
  • A mixture of different components. 

  • A function of a function. 

  • A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials. 

  • A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images. 

  • A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor. 

  • A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae. 

adj
  • Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. 

  • Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets. 

  • Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles. 

  • Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one. 

  • Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy. 

verb
  • To make a composite. 

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