bucket
In an academic or professional context, to bucket means to group, categorize, or classify data or items into specific sets for easier analysis. It involves organizing diverse information into manageable, distinct units based on shared characteristics.
Exemples
3 sur 5I usually bucket my monthly expenses into fixed and variable costs to manage my budget.
I usually bucket my monthly expenses into fixed and variable costs to manage my budget.
The committee chose to bucket the proposals according to their primary funding requirements.
The committee chose to bucket the proposals according to their primary funding requirements.
Can you just bucket these files by date so I can find the newest ones quickly?
Can you just bucket these files by date so I can find the newest ones quickly?
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Visualize physical buckets labeled with different names, and you are throwing relevant pieces of paper into each one to organize them.
Quiz rapide
The software is designed to automatically _______ customers based on their purchasing history.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : bucket
Exemples
I usually bucket my monthly expenses into fixed and variable costs to manage my budget.
everydayI usually bucket my monthly expenses into fixed and variable costs to manage my budget.
The committee chose to bucket the proposals according to their primary funding requirements.
formalThe committee chose to bucket the proposals according to their primary funding requirements.
Can you just bucket these files by date so I can find the newest ones quickly?
informalCan you just bucket these files by date so I can find the newest ones quickly?
In this longitudinal study, researchers bucketed participants into three cohorts based on their year of graduation.
academicIn this longitudinal study, researchers bucketed participants into three cohorts based on their year of graduation.
We need to bucket our lead list by industry to tailor our marketing outreach effectively.
businessWe need to bucket our lead list by industry to tailor our marketing outreach effectively.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
bucket down
to rain very heavily (UK/Informal)
bucket along
to move very quickly (UK/Informal)
bucket out
to remove liquid using a bucket
Souvent confondu avec
While similar in data science, 'binning' usually refers to numerical ranges, whereas 'bucketing' can apply to any categorical grouping.
Notes d'usage
In academic and business English, it is most frequently used as a synonym for 'categorize' when dealing with large amounts of information. In British English, it is also a common informal way to describe heavy rain ('it's bucketing down').
Erreurs courantes
Learners often only use this word as a noun (the container). When using it as a verb for categorization, they may forget to use the preposition 'into' (e.g., 'bucket data into groups').
Astuce mémo
Visualize physical buckets labeled with different names, and you are throwing relevant pieces of paper into each one to organize them.
Origine du mot
Derived from the noun 'bucket' (Middle English 'buket'), representing the action of placing items into separate containers for sorting.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The software is designed to automatically _______ customers based on their purchasing history.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : bucket
Grammaire lie
Vocabulaire associé
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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