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These cells enter the circulation, transit to other parts of the body and finally are responsible for growth of secondary tumors in distant organs. The mode of dissemination is believed to depend on the EMT nature (epithelial, hybrid or mesenchymal) of the cells. Here, we calculate the cluster size distribution of these migrating cells, using a mechanistic computational model, in presence of different degree of EMT-ness of the cells; EMT is treated as given rise to changes in their active motile forces (\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n ) and cell-medium surface tension (\u0393). We find that, for (\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n >\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n \n min<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:sub>\n , \u0393 > 1), when the cells are hybrid in nature, the mean cluster size,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n N<\/mml:mi>\n \u00af<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mover>\n \u223c<\/mml:mo>\n \n \u0393<\/mml:mo>\n \n 2<\/mml:mn>\n .<\/mml:mo>\n 0<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msup>\n \/<\/mml:mo>\n \n \u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n \n 2<\/mml:mn>\n .<\/mml:mo>\n 8<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:msup>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , where\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n \n min<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:sub>\n increases with increase in \u0393. For \u0393 \u2264 0,\n \n \n \n \n \n \n N<\/mml:mi>\n \u00af<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mover>\n =<\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , the cells behave as completely mesenchymal. In presence of spectrum of hybrid states with different degree of EMT-ness (motility) in primary tumor, the cells which are relatively more mesenchymal (higher\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n ) in nature, form larger clusters, whereas the smaller clusters are relatively more epithelial (lower\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n ). Moreover, the heterogeneity in\n \u03bc<\/jats:italic>\n is comparatively higher for smaller clusters with respect to that for larger clusters. We also observe that more extended cell shapes promote the formation of smaller clusters. 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