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cluster formation efficiency (CFE)
  کارایی ِ دیسش ِ خوشه  
kârâyiè-ye diseš-e xuše
Fr.: efficacité de formation d'amas  

The fraction of → star formation which happens in → bound clusters. It is defined as the ratio between the → cluster formation rate and → star formation rate
(Bastian, 2008, MNRAS 390, 759, arxiv/0807.4687).

See also: → cluster; → formation; → efficiency.