In Search of Star Clusters: An Introduction to the K-Means Algorithm

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Nascimento, Marcio¹ 

[1] Federal University of Bahia

关键词: K-means;    clustering;    machine learning;    stars;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.202201.19

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

This article is a gentle introduction to K-means, a mathematical technique of processing data for further classification. We begin with a brief historical introduction, where we find connections with Plato’s Timæus, von Linné’s binomial classification, and the star clustering concept of Mary Sommerville and collaborators. Artificial intelligence algorithms use K-means as a classification methodology to learn about data in a very accurate way, because it is a quantitative procedure based on similarities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND