dendrogram
[/ˈdɛndroʊɡræm/]
nounmasculinepl: dendrograms
dendrograma
1. A tree-like diagram used in statistics and biology to illustrate the arrangement of clusters produced by hierarchical clustering
The dendrogram shows how the different species are related based on genetic similarity.
O dendrograma mostra como as diferentes espécies estão relacionadas com base na similaridade genética.
2. A branching diagram representing the evolutionary relationships or hierarchical structure of data
Researchers used a dendrogram to visualize the phylogenetic tree of the organisms.
Os pesquisadores usaram um dendrograma para visualizar a árvore filogenética dos organismos.
The term dendrogram is primarily used in academic and scientific communities, particularly in statistics, biology, bioinformatics, and evolutionary science. It is a technical term not commonly used in everyday conversation but is fundamental in clustering analysis and phylogenetic studies in both English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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