clumpiness

English

Etymology

From clumpy +‎ -ness.

Noun

clumpiness (countable and uncountable, plural clumpinesses)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being clumpy
   • 1954 February 8, Jerzey Neyman, Elizabeth L. Scott, “The Index of Clumpiness of the distribution of indexes of Galaxies"”, in Astrophysical Journal Supplement:

     Instead of depending on random variables, the index of clumpiness K depends on several factors involved in the spatial distribution of galaxies.

   • 2015 February 3, “Customers who binge-consume are more valuable, says study”, in Science Daily:

     First, by spending adequately on marketing, firms can increase the clumpiness of a customer with the hope of increasing their value.

2. (countable) A clump