clustering vs constellation

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. 

constellation

noun
  • A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment. 

  • A configuration or grouping. 

  • Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. 

  • A fleet of satellites of the same purpose (such as the set of GPS satellites, or Iridium satcom fleet). 

  • An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers. 

  • An image associated with a group of stars. 

  • A network of connections that exists between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between one person, their partner, and that person's partner. 

  • The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope. 

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