data mining
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈdeɪtə ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
minería de datos
- All the data mining algorithms needed to be scalable since more data is continuously added.
- data mining techniques
- data mining tools
- data mining algorithms
Examples
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Here, we present the application of Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), a powerful data mining technique for prioritization of control operations.
Academic text (2007) -
They've created some of those methods themselves, while some are based on pattern recognition, data mining, or computational vision methods.
Academic text (2005) -
To address this question, we take a classic data mining approach.
Academic text (2012) -
Nine Star United uses data mining software to identify these people and then target their assets.
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None of that would be possible without data mining technology, according to researchers.
Academic text (2006) -
The method for an increasing number of scientists and engineers is data mining.
Academic text (2006) -
The sums involved are huge, and data mining, in the hunt for outliers, will increase.
Blog text (15) -
Likewise, efficient data mining and linking to environmental metadata are important issues.
Academic text (2008) -
Mr. Milliron bristles when asked about data mining, a term widely used in the analytics field.
Academic text (2016) -
To prevent fraud, credit card issuers use data mining to look for patterns of suspicious activity.
Synonyms
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4.1
A way of studying data to find patterns and useful information
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4.4
To look at numbers to find patterns and understand what they mean
How Advanced
- Specialized
4
4.7
- Specialized
8
4.0
- Specialized
1
6.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a metaphorical extension of 'mining' (extracting valuable material) applied to 'data', so a learner who knows 'data' and the general sense of 'to mine' can plausibly infer 'extracting patterns or useful information from datasets'. Because the relation is figurative rather than strictly compositional—and the provided 'mining' definition is narrowly crypto-focused, which could confuse some learners—the expression is not fully literal or guaranteed to be predictable for all B1 learners.
Etymology
The term data mining comes from the image of miners digging for gold. People 'mine' through data to find hidden 'treasure', so the phrase means 'searching large sets of data to find useful patterns'.