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cluster analysis

noun

Definition of CLUSTER ANALYSIS

:  a statistical classification technique for discovering whether the individuals of a population fall into different groups by making quantitative comparisons of multiple characteristics
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First Known Use of CLUSTER ANALYSIS

1948

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