binning — English Dictionary

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1. 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.

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

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3. The categorization of finished products based on their characteristics.

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4. The process of combining charge from adjacent pixels of an image sensor during readout.

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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.

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