How are collections defined in the new 'Photos' app? and can they be changed?

Hi
I was just having a look at my photo collection on my mac and realised that when in the year view all the photos orders seem to be correct, but when I zoomed in a level to collections, some of the older photos jumped to the end - I realised this was because the date range of the most recent collection spanned a long time period and so got pushed back in the list.
This got me thinking.. what actually defines the collections? and am i able to change whats in the collections?  I keep getting confused when the photos keep jumping around when I zoom in and out of each level
thanks for your help!

what actually defines the collections? and am i able to change whats in the collections?
Apple is not very specific about collections and Moments.
The Help says:  https://help.apple.com/photos/mac/1.0/?lang=en#/pht56eafa987
A moment is a group of photos and videos taken around the same time and in the same place—for example, an afternoon at the beach.
A collection is a group of related moments—for example, your entire beach vacation.
The Years view groups all of your photos taken in the same year together, so you can quickly view your entire library at a glance. You can also view your photos individually to see more detail and make edits.
and am i able to change whats in the collections?
No way.  The partitioning in moments, collections, years is automatic.  You would have to adjust the dates, to force a different grouping.
The help text on years does not seem to be correct. I am seeing larger year groups in my library than just one year of photos in a year:

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