Dictionary

clumpiness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English clumpy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clumpiness From clumpy + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The condition of being clumpy
   • First, by spending adequately on marketing, firms can increase the clumpiness of a customer with the hope of increasing their value. 2015 February 3, “Customers who binge-consume are more valuable, says study”, in Science Daily:
   • Instead of depending on random variables, the index of clumpiness K depends on several factors involved in the spatial distribution of galaxies. 1954 February 8, Jerzey Neyman, Elizabeth L. Scott, “The Index of Clumpiness of the distribution of indexes of Galaxies"”, in Astrophysical Journal Supplement:
2. (countable) A clump

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