k-means clustering

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10130

Unsupervised classification method which partitions objects into \(k\) groups, in which each object belongs to the group with the nearest mean.

Note: Although \(k\)-means clustering is called unsupervised classification the value of \(k\) may be specified.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 407. (Vocabulary of concepts and terms in chemometrics (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 429 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'k-means clustering' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10130 RIS BibTex EndNote
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