Cluster (spacecraft)
Ariane flight V88 was the failed maiden flight of the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, vehicle no. 501, on 4 June 1996. It carried the Cluster spacecraft, a constellation of four European Space Agency research satellites.
The launch ended in fai ...
, constellation of four European Space Agency spacecraft
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Asteroid cluster
An asteroid family is a population of asteroids that share similar proper orbital elements, such as semimajor axis, eccentricity, and orbital inclination. The members of the families are thought to be fragments of past asteroid collisions. An ...
, a small asteroid family
* Cluster II (spacecraft), a European Space Agency mission to study the magnetosphere
* Galaxy cluster, large gravitationally bound groups of galaxies, or groups of groups of galaxies
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Supercluster
A supercluster is a large group of smaller galaxy clusters or galaxy groups; they are among the largest known structures in the universe. The Milky Way is part of the Local Group galaxy group (which contains more than 54 galaxies), which in turn ...
, the largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe, composed of many galaxy clusters
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Star cluster
Star clusters are large groups of stars. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of ten thousand to millions of old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters are more loosely clust ...
** Globular cluster, a spherical collection of stars whose orbit is either partially or completely in the halo of the parent galaxy
** Open cluster, a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galaxy in the galactic plane
Biology and medicine
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Cancer cluster
A cancer cluster is a disease cluster in which a high number of cancer cases occurs in a group of people in a particular geographic area over a limited period of time.Cluster headache, a neurological disease that involves an immense degree of pain
* Cluster of differentiation, protocol used for the identification and investigation of cell surface molecules present on white blood cells
* Winter cluster, in beekeeping, a well-defined cluster of honey bees in cold temperatures
* Disease cluster, a grouping of cases of disease
* Gene cluster, a group of genes (or proteins, or metabolites) whose expression or concentration is similar across a range of conditions
* Cluster of microorganisms, as in a colony
Computer science
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Computer cluster
A computer cluster is a set of computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system. Unlike grid computers, computer clusters have each node set to perform the same task, controlled and scheduled by software.
The comp ...
, a set of computers that work together
* Data cluster, a group of disk sectors used in a File Allocation Table
Statistics
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Cluster analysis
Cluster analysis or clustering is the task of grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (called a cluster) are more similar (in some sense) to each other than to those in other groups (clusters). It is a main task of ...
, a set of techniques for grouping a set of objects based on intrinsic similarities
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Cluster sampling
In statistics, cluster sampling is a sampling plan used when mutually homogeneous yet internally heterogeneous groupings are evident in a statistical population. It is often used in marketing research.
In this sampling plan, the total populat ...
, a sampling technique used when "natural" groupings are evident in a statistical population
* Clusterable graph, in
balance theory In the psychology of motivation, balance theory is a theory of attitude change, proposed by Fritz Heider. It conceptualizes the cognitive consistency motive as a drive toward psychological balance. The consistency motive is the urge to maintain one' ...
Other uses in science and technology
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CLUSTER
may refer to:
Science and technology Astronomy
* Cluster (spacecraft), constellation of four European Space Agency spacecraft
* Asteroid cluster, a small asteroid family
* Cluster II (spacecraft), a European Space Agency mission to study t ...
, the Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research
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Cluster (physics)
In physics, the term clusters denotes small, polyatomic particles. As a rule of thumb, any particle made of between 3×100 and 3×107 atoms is considered a cluster.
The term can also refer to the organization of protons and neutrons within an ato ...
, a small group of atoms or molecules
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Cluster bomb
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill personnel and destroy vehicl ...
, a type of air-dropped or ground-launched shells
* Cluster chemistry, an array of bound atoms intermediate in character between a molecule and a solid
* Consonant cluster, in linguistics
* Language cluster or dialect cluster, a geographic distribution of languages
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Instrument cluster For business applications, see Dashboard (business).
A dashboard (also called dash, instrument panel (IP), or fascia) is a control panel set within the central console of a vehicle or small aircraft. Usually located directly ahead of the driver ...
of an automobile
* A bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette
* The set of tubes attached to a cow's teats for
automatic milking
Automatic milking is the milking of dairy animals, especially of dairy cattle, without human labour. Automatic milking systems (AMS), also called voluntary milking systems (VMS), were developed in the late 20th century. They have been commerciall ...
Arts and media
Music
* Tone cluster, a musical chord comprising at least three consecutive tones in a scale
* ''Cluster'' (album), the 1971 eponymous album by the band Cluster
* Cluster (band), a German electronic group
* "Cluster", a track from the album '' Ben Bu Sarkiyi Sana Yazdim'' by Cem Adrian
* "Cluster", a song by P-Model from the album '' Big Body''
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Cluster One
"Cluster One", an instrumental, is the opening track on Pink Floyd's 1994 album, ''The Division Bell''.
History
It is the first Pink Floyd song credited to just Wright/ Gilmour since " Mudmen", from the 1972 album ''Obscured by Clouds''.
The p ...
, the first track on Pink Floyd's 1994 album ''The Division Bell''
* "Cluster", an extended play by the pop-punk band
Waterparks
A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Laotian Canadian poet and short story writer. In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story, "Slingshot", which was published in '' Harper's Magazine'', and in 2020 her short story collection '' How to Prono ...
* Business cluster, a geographic cluster of competitive businesses
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Research-intensive cluster
Research-intensive clusters (RICs) are regions with a high density of Research, research-oriented organizations. These regions may be informally designated, or may be represented by a formal association. Member organizations are often universities, ...
, a region with a high density of research-oriented organizations
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Cluster home
A patio home or cluster home is an American house in a suburban setting. It can be a small, freestanding structure very close to the neighbor or part of a unit of several houses attached to each other, typically with shared walls between units, ...