sparse
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /spɑːs/
  • (America) IPA: /spɑːɹs/
Adjective

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

  1. Having widely spaced intervals.
    a sparse array, index, or matrix
  2. Not dense; meager; scanty
  3. (maths) Having few nonzero elements
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sparse (sparses, present participle sparsing; past and past participle sparsed)

  1. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
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