binning

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ

binning

1. present participle and gerund of bin

binning (countable and uncountable, plural binnings)

1. (statistics) 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
2. The process of grouping reads or contigs and assigning them to operational taxonomic units. ^Wp
3. The categorization of finished products based on their characteristics. ^Wp
4. The process of combining charge from adjacent pixels of an image sensor during readout. ^Wp
5. The process of downscaling a digital image (or any array) by combining blocks of adjacent elements by taking the sum, average, median, minimum, or maximum of each block.

• (data pre-processing technique): data binning, statistical data binning, discrete binning, bucketing
• (categorization of products): product binning, grading classifying, sorting,