centroid

ˈsɛntrɔɪd

Definition

Definition of centroid - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

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geometric point representing the center of mass of a figure

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The centroid of a triangle is the point where its medians intersect..

barycenter

center of mass

data analysis

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center point of a cluster in data analysis

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In k-means clustering, each cluster is defined by its centroid..

barycenter

geometry

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point with mean coordinates of a set of points

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The centroid of the points was calculated for the graph.

barycenter

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Origin of centroid

Greek, kentron (center) + -oid (resembling)

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centroidal

adj.

graph theory

having a single centroid in a tree structure

Examples of centroid in a sentence

Finding the centroid is crucial in structural design.
The centroid of the data set was calculated.
Researchers identified the centroid of the cluster.
The triangle's centroid was marked on the diagram.
Engineers found the centroid of the structure for stability.

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French:centroïde, point central, ...
German:Schwerpunkt, Clusterzentrum, ...
Italian:centroide, punto centrale, ...
Spanish:centroide, punto central, ...
Portuguese:centroide, ponto central, ...
Chinese:质心, 中心点, ...
Japanese:重心, クラスタ中心, ...
Arabic:مَرْكَزُ الكُتْلَة, مركز العنقود, ...
Hebrew:מֶרְכָּז כּוֹבֶד, מֶרְכָּז, ...
Russian:центр масс, геометрический центр, ...
Ukrainian:центр мас, ...
Hindi:केंद्रक, क्लस्टर केंद्र, ...
Bengali:ভরকেন্দ্র, কেন্দ্র বিন্দু, ...
Catalan:centroid, centreide, ...
Czech:těžiště, ...
Danish:tyngdepunkt, centrum, ...
Dutch:zwaartepunt, clustercentrum, ...
Greek:κέντρο μάζας, κεντρικό σημείο, ...
Hungarian:súlypont, centroid, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចកណ្ដាលម៉ាស, ចំណុចកណ្ដាល, ...
Korean:무게 중심, 클러스터 중심, ...
Persian:مرکز ثقل, مرکز خوشه, ...
Polish:środek ciężkości, środek klastra, ...
Portuguese (BR):centroide, ponto central, ...
Romanian:centroid, barycentru, ...
Swedish:centroid, klustercentrum, ...
Thai:จุดศูนย์กลางมวล, จุดศูนย์กลางคลัสเตอร์, ...
Turkish:ağırlık merkezi, küme merkezi, ...
Vietnamese:trọng tâm, trung tâm cụm, ...

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Definition of centroid - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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