Background for binning

binning

/ˈbɪnɪŋ/

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verb

To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

Examples :

"He was caught binning the evidence before the police arrived. "

environment utility action

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verb

To throw away, reject, give up.

Examples :

"After working on the project for weeks, John decided to bin all his old drafts and start fresh. "

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verb

To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

Examples :

"The teacher is binning the students' ages into categories like "under 10," "10-12," and "over 12" to create age groups for a project. "

statistics computing technology math

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verb

To place into a bin for storage.

Examples :

"to bin wine"

utility item action

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noun

A data pre-processing technique in which original data values fall into a small interval ("bin") and are replaced by a value representative of that interval, often the central value. Wp

Examples :

"To simplify student grades, the teacher used binning, grouping scores into ranges like 90-100 for an "A", 80-89 for a "B", and so on. "

computing statistics math technology science process

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noun

The process of grouping reads or contigs and assigning them to operational taxonomic units. Wp

Examples :

"In environmental DNA analysis, binning allows researchers to sort DNA fragments into groups representing different species present in a soil sample. "

biology biochemistry microorganism computing science

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noun

The categorization of finished products based on their characteristics. Wp

Examples :

"The binning process for the school's recycling program categorizes paper, plastic, and glass. "

business industry technical process organization item quality

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noun

The process of combining charge from adjacent pixels in a CCD image sensor during readout.

Examples :

"The astronomer explained that binning improves the signal-to-noise ratio of faint galaxy images by combining the charge from groups of adjacent pixels. "

technology electronics astronomy physics signal computing