Meaning & use
cluster
A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
See it in a sentence
A cluster of stars was visible through the telescope on the clear night.
The new cases formed a cluster in just one neighborhood of the city.
A note on using this word
In statistics and epidemiology, "cluster" specifically refers to an unusual concentration of events in one place or time.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To gather or group closely together.
The children clustered around the teacher to hear the story.
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