klastreid

klastreid is the Estonian plural form of the noun klaster, meaning "clusters." It is used as the partitive plural when referring to an unspecified number of clusters within a larger set. The corresponding nominative plural is klastrid, and other cases take different endings. In general writing, klastreid appears whenever clusters are discussed without a fixed count.

Origin and form: The base klaster is borrowed from the international word cluster, with Estonian morphology producing klastrid (nominative plural) and klastreid (partitive plural). The -eid ending marks the partitive plural in many contexts, as in "mitmeid klastreid" (several clusters).

Applications and usage: In data analysis and statistics, Estonian-language texts may describe the outcome of clustering by referring to klastreid, for example in discussions of algorithms such as k-means, hierarchical clustering, or DBSCAN, where the data are partitioned into groups. In geography and ecology, the term can denote spatial groupings of sites, habitats, or features; in biology, it can describe clusters of genes or cells. The literal translation remains "clusters" in English, and the concept is common across scientific disciplines.

See also: klaster, klastrid, clustering, cluster analysis. Example: Andmed sisaldavad mitmeid klastreid.