discrete value to binary value

first i want to convert continuous values into discrete values and from discrete to binary, how can i do that?

k-mean clustering can be used for discrete conversion?(if yes then how?)

and what is thermometer code? it can be used for discrete to binary conversion?

Note: all are numeric values

Answer 1

[Jos (10584)]

what are discrete values? integers in decimal notation?

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