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   sparse

   /spɑːs/

   adjective

   • 1. thinly dispersed or scattered: "areas of sparse population"
   • ▪ scanty; in short supply: "information on earnings is sparse"

   Word Origin early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sparseness noun
   • 2. sparsity noun

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   What is a sparse population?

   • a sparse population. sparse hair. scanty; meager. See scanty. Most neural circuits employ what’s called “sparse coding,” in that only a handful of neurons, when stimulated in a way that mimics natural firing, can artificially trigger visual or olfactory sensations.

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   What is another word for sparse?

   • Sparse synonyms - 647 Words and Phrases for Sparse. 1 # poor , small. scarce. adj. 2 # insufficient. scant. adj. 3 # poor , boring. thin. adj. 4 # boring , exiguous. meager. adj. 5 # poor , boring. inadequate. adj. More items

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   What is the difference between scant and sparse?

   • scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential. skimpy usually suggests niggardliness or penury as the cause of the deficiency. spare may suggest a slight falling short of adequacy or merely an absence of superfluity. sparse implies a thin scattering of units.

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   What does sparseness mean?

   • Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense. [Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere, to scatter .] sparse′ness, spar′si·ty (spär′sĭ-tē) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPARSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Sparse means small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, related words and phrases, and translations.

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     SPARSE meaning: 1. small in numbers or amount, often spread...

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   Sparse means of few and scattered elements, especially not thickly grown or settled. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of sparse.

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   Something that’s sparse is thin, not dense. If you’re looking for the perfect place to build a tree house, a sparse forest is probably not your best bet. From the Latin sparsus, meaning “scattered,” we get the adjective sparse, which means “few and scattered.”.

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   Sparse means small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Sparse definition: thinly scattered or distributed. See examples of SPARSE used in a sentence.

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   Sparse means occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of sparse in different languages, as well as related words and phrases.

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    Sparse means small in number or amount and spread out over an area. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.