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Etymology
From clumpy + -ness.
Noun
clumpiness (countable and uncountable, plural clumpinesses)
- (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.
- (countable) A clump