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name: "max_variance_new_cluster.hpp"
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# max\_variance\_new\_cluster.hpp(3)

## NAME

src/mlpack/methods/kmeans/max\_variance\_new\_cluster.hpp -

## SYNOPSIS

### Classes

class **mlpack::kmeans::MaxVarianceNewCluster**\
 *When an empty cluster is detected, this class takes the point furthest from the centroid of the cluster with maximum variance as a new cluster.*

### Namespaces

 **mlpack**\
 *Linear algebra utility functions, generally performed on matrices or vectors.*   **mlpack::kmeans**\
 *K-Means clustering.*

## Detailed Description

**Author:**

Ryan Curtin

An implementation of the EmptyClusterPolicy policy class for K-Means. When an empty cluster is detected, the point furthest from the centroid of the cluster with maximum variance is taken to be a new cluster.

This file is part of MLPACK 1.0.10.

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Definition in file **max\_variance\_new\_cluster.hpp**.

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