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A Cluster diagram or clustering diagram is a general type of diagram
Diagram

A diagram is a 2D geometric model symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a Three-dimensional space visualization which is then graphical projection onto the 2D surface....
, which represents some kind of cluster
Cluster

A cluster is a small group or bunch of something.In science:* Cluster , a small group of atoms or molecules*In astrophysics:** Star cluster, groups of stars which are gravitationally bound...
. A cluster in general is a group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.

rams are usually simplified figures, caricatures in a way, intended to convey essential meaning. We can generally dived diagrams into categories based on the type of information they show, such as biology diagrams, Computer network diagram, engineering diagrams, logic diagrams, mathematical diagram
Mathematical diagram

Mathematical diagrams are diagrams in the field of mathematics, and diagrams using mathematics such as charts and graphs, that are mainly designed to convey mathematical relationships, for example, comparisons over time....
s etc.






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A Cluster diagram or clustering diagram is a general type of diagram
Diagram

A diagram is a 2D geometric model symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a Three-dimensional space visualization which is then graphical projection onto the 2D surface....
, which represents some kind of cluster
Cluster

A cluster is a small group or bunch of something.In science:* Cluster , a small group of atoms or molecules*In astrophysics:** Star cluster, groups of stars which are gravitationally bound...
. A cluster in general is a group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.

Overview

Diagrams are usually simplified figures, caricatures in a way, intended to convey essential meaning. We can generally dived diagrams into categories based on the type of information they show, such as biology diagrams, Computer network diagram, engineering diagrams, logic diagrams, mathematical diagram
Mathematical diagram

Mathematical diagrams are diagrams in the field of mathematics, and diagrams using mathematics such as charts and graphs, that are mainly designed to convey mathematical relationships, for example, comparisons over time....
s etc. These genre's for various purposes can result in a number of different forms.

Cluster diagram, network diagram
Network diagram

A computer network diagram is a schematic depicting the nodes and connections amongst nodes in a computer network or, more generally, any telecommunications network....
, flow diagram
Flow diagram

Flow Diagram can refer to:* Flowchart, schematic representation of a process* Control flow diagram* Flow map* Functional flow block diagram...
 and tree diagram
Tree diagram

The term tree diagrams is used in different ways in different disciplines.* In mathematics and statistical methods, a tree diagram is used to determine the probability of getting specific results where the possibilities are nested....
 in general are such specific forms of diagram. The cluster diagram figures a cluster
Cluster

A cluster is a small group or bunch of something.In science:* Cluster , a small group of atoms or molecules*In astrophysics:** Star cluster, groups of stars which are gravitationally bound...
, such as a network diagram figures a network
Network

Network may refer to:* Network analysis * Network diagram, a diagram of a network* Network model, a database model* Network , a type of digraph in graph theory...
, a flow diagram a flow
Flow

Flow may refer to:In science and technology:*Dataflow, computing term related to the flow of messages between software components*Environmental flow, the amount of water necessary in a watercourse to maintain a healthy ecosystem...
, and a tree diagram an abstract tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
. In a way all these basis forms are connected. A network diagram can be seen as a special orderly arranged kind of cluster diagram, and a cluster diagram is a mesh
Mesh networking

Mesh networking is a way to route data, voice and instructions between node . It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by ?hopping? from node to node until the destination is reached....
 kind of network diagram. Here both the flow diagram
Flow diagram

Flow Diagram can refer to:* Flowchart, schematic representation of a process* Control flow diagram* Flow map* Functional flow block diagram...
 and tree diagram
Tree diagram

The term tree diagrams is used in different ways in different disciplines.* In mathematics and statistical methods, a tree diagram is used to determine the probability of getting specific results where the possibilities are nested....
 can be seen as specific line
Line

Line or lines may refer to:* Line , an infinitely-extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature* Line , the fundamental unit of poetic composition...
 and tree type of network diagram.

Types of cluster diagrams

Specific types of cluster diagrams are:
  • In architecture
    Architecture

    The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
     a comparison diagram is sometimes called a cluster diagram.


  • In astronomy
    Astronomy

    Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
     diagrams of star cluster
    Star cluster

    Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars which are gravity bound. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars, while open clusters generally contain less than a few hundred members, and are often very young....
    , galaxy groups and clusters
    Galaxy groups and clusters

    Galaxy groups and clusters are the largest gravitationally-bound objects to have arisen thus far in the process of cosmic structure formation....
     or globular cluster
    Globular cluster

    A globular cluster is a sphere collection of stars that orbits a Galactic Center as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers....
    .


  • In brainstorming
    Brainstorming

    Brainstorming is a creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem. The method was first popularized in the late 1930s by Alex Faickney Osborn in a book called Applied Imagination. Osborn proposed that groups could double their creative output with brainstorming....
     a cluster diagrams is also called cloud diagram. They are a type of non-linear graphic, that can help to systematize the generation of ideas based upon a central topic. It can be used in brainstorming
    Brainstorming

    Brainstorming is a creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem. The method was first popularized in the late 1930s by Alex Faickney Osborn in a book called Applied Imagination. Osborn proposed that groups could double their creative output with brainstorming....
     to associate about an idea, or explore a new subject, to sorting research and organizing topics and sub-topics. Sometimes the term cluster diagrams is just used to mean mind map
    Mind map

    A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generation, visualization, structure, and taxonomic classification ideas, and as an aid in study skills, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing....
    s.


  • In computer science
    Computer science

    Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems....
     more complex diagrams of computer networks, computer architecture
    Computer architecture

    Computer architecture in computer engineering is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It is a blueprint and functional description of requirements and design implementations for the various parts of a computer, focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit performs internally an...
    , file system
    File system

    In computing, a file system is a method for store and organize computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them....
    s and internet
    Internet

    The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
     can be considered cluster diagrams.


  • In information visualization
    Information visualization

    File:HaloVisualizationTechnique.pngInformation visualization the interdisciplinary study of the visualisation Representation of large-scale collections of non-numerical information, such as files and lines of code in software systems, and the use of graphical techniques to help people understand and analyze data....
     specific visual representation of large-scale collections of non-numerical information are sometimes drawn in the shape of a cluster diagram.


  • In quantum field theory
    Quantum field theory

    Quantum field theory or QFT provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanics models of systems classically described by field or of Many-body problem....
     a "coupled cluster diagram" is a simple diagrammatic formalism popularized by Kucharski and Bartlett by which one may construct the coupled cluster energy and amplitude equations far more quickly than by direct application of Wick's theorem
    Wick's theorem

    Wick's theorem is a method of reducing high-Differential equation#Types of differential equations derivatives to a combinatorics problem. It is named after Gian-Carlo Wick....
    .


  • In the Unified Modeling Language
    Unified Modeling Language

    Unified Modeling Language is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of software engineering.UML includes a set of graphical notation techniques to create abstract models of specific systems....
     (UML) all structure diagrams can be considered cluster diagrams. These structure diagram
    Unified Modeling Language

    Unified Modeling Language is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of software engineering.UML includes a set of graphical notation techniques to create abstract models of specific systems....
    s emphasize what things must be in the system being modeled. UML encounters here the Class diagram
    Class diagram

    In software engineering, a class diagram in the Unified Modeling Language , is a type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's class es, their attributes, and the Object-oriented programming between the classes....
    , Component diagram
    Component diagram

    File:Policy Admin Component Diagram.PNGA component diagram in the Unified Modeling Language, depicts how component are wired together to form larger components and or software systems....
    , Composite structure diagram
    Composite structure diagram

    File:Composite Structure Diagram.pngComposite structure diagram in the Unified Modeling Language is a type of static structure diagram, that shows the internal structure of a Class and the collaborations that this structure makes possible....
    , Deployment diagram
    Deployment diagram

    File:Deployment Diagram.PNGA deployment diagram in the Unified Modeling Language serves to model the physical deployment of Artifact on deployment targets....
    , Object diagram
    Object diagram

    File:Object diagram.pngAn object diagram in the Unified Modeling Language , is a diagram that shows a complete or partial view of the structure of a modeled system at a specific time....
    , and the Package diagram
    Package diagram

    A package diagram in the Unified Modeling Language depicts the Dependency between the Package that make up a model....
    .


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Further reading

  • Lee E. Brasseur
    Lee E. Brasseur

    Lee Ellen Brasseur is an American Professor Department of English studies at the Illinois State University, and expert in the field of visualization, known from her 2003 book "Visualizing Technical Information: A Cultural Critique"....
     (2003). Visualizing technical information: a cultural critique. Amityville, N.Y: Baywood Pub. ISBN 0-89503-240-6.
  • M. Dale and J. Moon (1988). "Statistical tests on two characteristics of the shapes of cluster diagrams". in: Journal of Classification, 1988, vol. 5, issue 1, pages 21-38.
  • Robert E. Horn (1999). Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century. MacroVU Press.


External links

  • at cap.nsw.edu.au