Cluster vs System - What's the difference?
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A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
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(astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
(phonetics) A group of consonants.
(computing) A group of computers that work together.
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
(statistics) A significant subset within a population.
(military) Set of bombs or mines.
(army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
To form a cluster or group.
* Tennyson
* Foxe
A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
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# (label) A set of equations involving the same , which are to be solved simultaneously.
# (medicine) The body organs that contribute to a vegetative function.
# (label) A set of staffs that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
A method or way of organizing or planning.
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# (derogatory) In the system : the mainstream culture, elites, or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
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As nouns the difference between cluster and system
is that cluster is cluster (group of galaxies or stars) while system is system.cluster
English
Noun
(en noun)- a cluster of islands
- Her deeds were like great clusters of ripe grapes, / Which load the bunches of the fruitful vine.
The Dust of Conflict, passage=Then there was no more cover, for they straggled out, not in ranks but clusters , from among orange trees and tall, flowering shrubs
SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0, passage=Charlie Mulgrew’s delicious deadball delivery was attacked by a cluster of green and white shirts at McGregor’s back post but Ledley got up higher and with more purpose than anyone else to thump a header home from five yards.}}
William E. Conner
An Acoustic Arms Race, volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}
- As bees / Pour forth their populous youth about the hive / In clusters .
- We loved him; but, like beasts / And cowardly nobles, gave way unto your clusters , / Who did hoot him out o' the city.
Derived terms
* cluster analysis * clustering * cluster bomb * globular cluster * open cluster * star clusterVerb
(en verb)- The children clustered around the puppy.
- His sunny hair / Cluster'd about his temples, like a god's.
- the princes of the country clustering together
Anagrams
* * English collective nouns ----system
English
(wikipedia system)Noun
(en noun)- As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
