sparse
sparse · sparser · sparsest
рідкий
редкий, разрежённый
spärlich, dünn
Having widely spaced intervalsHaving widely spaced intervals.
UK/spɑːs/US/spɑːɹs/
» Kalman was walking in the sparse woods.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving widely spaced intervals.
a sparse array, index, or matrix
spärlich
ре́дкийrédkij
рідки́йridkýj
Not dense; meager; scanty
spärlich, dünn
ре́дкийrédkij
not dense
Having few nonzero elements
разрежённыйrazrežónnyj
Examples
6 sentencesKalman was walking in the sparse woods.
It makes things easier if your matrix is sparse.
With sparse exceptions, drug trafficking gangs tend to align politically with the right.
The vegetation changes and becomes sparser as temperatures rise and conditions get drier.
His hair is sparse.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
having widely spaced intervals:
Русский
By meaning 2
having widely spaced intervals:
having few nonzero elements:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having widely spaced intervals:
not dense; meager:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin sparsus.Borrowed from Latin sparsus.
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Forms
sparser, sparsestSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
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