Cluster vs. Segmentation

Cluster vs. Segmentation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cluster and Segmentation

Clusternoun

A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.

a cluster of islandsA cluster of flowers grew in the pot.A leukemia cluster has developed in the town.

Segmentationnoun

The act or an instance of dividing into segments

Clusternoun

A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.

Segmentationnoun

The state of being divided into segments

Clusternoun

(astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.

The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars.

Segmentationnoun

The partitioning of an image into groups of pixels

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Clusternoun

A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.

examples of clusters would include "in accordance with", "the results of" and "so far"

Segmentationnoun

(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

Clusternoun

(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.

Segmentationnoun

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Clusternoun

(phonetics) A group of consonants.

The word "scrub" begins with a cluster of three consonants.

Clusternoun

(computing) A group of computers that work together.

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Clusternoun

(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).

Clusternoun

(statistics) A significant subset within a population.

Clusternoun

(military) Set of bombs or mines.

Clusternoun

(army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.

Clusternoun

(slang) Euphemism of clusterfuck.

Clusternoun

(chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.

Clusterverb

(intransitive) To form a cluster or group.

The children clustered around the puppy.

Clusterverb

(transitive) To collect into clusters.

Clusterverb

(transitive) To cover with clusters.

Clusternoun

a grouping of a number of similar things;

a bunch of treesa cluster of admirers

Clusterverb

come together as in a cluster or flock;

The poets constellate in this town every summer

Clusterverb

gather or cause to gather into a cluster;

She bunched her fingers into a fistThe students bunched up at the registration desk