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Definition of sparse - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
densitynot dense or thick
- The sparse forest allowed sunlight to reach the ground.
2.
scattered distributionthinly dispersed or scattered
- The sparse vegetation in the desert made it look barren.
3.
mathematicsTECH. having few nonzero elementsTECH.
- The matrix is sparse with mostly zero values.
Expressions with sparse
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rainfall that occurs infrequently or in small amounts
The desert region experiences sparse rainfall throughout the year.
indexed storage where most entries hold nothing or 0
Use a sparse array to save memory when most entries are blank.
file saving space by not storing empty blocks
The system uses a sparse file to save disk space.
Origin of sparse
Latin, sparsus (scattered)
Terms with sparse included in their meaning
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distribution
in a scattered or sparse manner
appearance
not thick or full, sparse
sparse distribution
in a sparse or scant way
flow
having a thin or sparse flow or appearance
landscape
land with sparse vegetation and poor soil
appearance
very thin or sparse
sparse covering
having a sparse or thin covering
urban planning
outer suburban zone, typically sparse housing and affluent city commuters
Examples of sparse in a sentence
The sparse population made the town feel empty. The forest had sparse trees scattered around. Sparse attendance at the event was disappointing. The data set is sparse, containing mostly empty fields. Sparse matrices are efficient for large-scale computations.
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- French:clairsemé, dispersé, ...
- German:licht, verstreut, ...
- Italian:raro, sparso, ...
- Spanish:ralo, escaso, ...
- Portuguese:raro, disperso, ...
- Chinese:稀疏的, 零星的, ...
- Japanese:まばらな, 散在する, ...
- Arabic:مُتَناثِر, ضَئِيل, ...
- Hebrew:דָּלִיל, מְפוּזָּר, ...
- Russian:редкий, разбросанный, ...
- Ukrainian:рідкий, рідкісний, ...
- Hindi:विरल, छितरा, ...
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