binning

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bin

plural binnings

1. countableuncountablemathematicsA 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.

   Synonyms: data binning, statistical data binning, discrete binning, bucketing

2. countableuncountablebiologyThe process of grouping reads or contigs and assigning them to operational taxonomic units.
3. countableuncountableThe categorization of finished products based on their characteristics.

   Synonyms: product binning, grading classifying, sorting

4. countableuncountableartsThe process of combining charge from adjacent pixels of an image sensor during readout.
5. countableuncountablecomputer graphicsThe 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.

plural Binnings

1. A surname.