def resolve_empty_clusters(self):
        """
        If one cluster is empty, the most populated cluster is split into
        two clusters by shifting the respective centroids. This is done
        iteratively for a fixed number of tentatives.
        """

        # empty clusters
        counts = Counter(map(lambda x: x.item(), self.assignments))
        empty_clusters = set(range(self.n_centroids)) - set(counts.keys())
        n_empty_clusters = len(empty_clusters)

        tentatives = 0
        while len(empty_clusters) > 0:
            # given an empty cluster, find most populated cluster and split it into two
            k = random.choice(list(empty_clusters))
            m = counts.most_common(1)[0][0]
            e = torch.randn_like(self.centroids[m]) * self.eps
            self.centroids[k] = self.centroids[m].clone()
            self.centroids[k] += e
            self.centroids[m] -= e

            # recompute assignments
            distances = self.compute_distances()  # (n_centroids x out_features)
            self.assignments = torch.argmin(distances, dim=0)  # (out_features)

            # check for empty clusters
            counts = Counter(map(lambda x: x.item(), self.assignments))
            empty_clusters = set(range(self.n_centroids)) - set(counts.keys())

            # increment tentatives
            if tentatives == self.max_tentatives:
                logging.info(
                    f"Could not resolve all empty clusters, {len(empty_clusters)} remaining"
                )
                raise EmptyClusterResolveError
            tentatives += 1

        return n_empty_clusters

        If one cluster is empty, the most populated cluster is split into
        two clusters by shifting the respective centroids. This is done
        iteratively for a fixed number of tentatives.
        
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