Bucketing

/ˈbʌkɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of bucket: the act of carrying or transporting something in buckets, or moving roughly.

Etymology

From 'bucket' plus the present participle suffix '-ing,' indicating the ongoing action of using buckets.

Kelly Says

In data science, 'bucketing' refers to organizing numerical data into groups or ranges, a term that echoes this old physical meaning of dividing materials into bucket-sized portions.

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