Lloyd's algorithm

Lloyd's algorithm is a technique used in clustering data points into groups. Imagine you have a bunch of scattered dots on a graph, and you want to organize them into a few clusters. The algorithm starts by randomly placing “centroids” (the center points of clusters). It then assigns each dot to the closest centroid to form clusters. Next, it recalculates the centroids based on the new groupings. This process repeats until the clusters stop changing. Lloyd's algorithm is widely used in image compression and pattern recognition, helping to simplify complex data into understandable groups.