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Princeton's WordNet
sparse, thinadjective
not dense
"a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
Wiktionary
sparseadjective
Having widely spaced intervals.
sparseadjective
Not dense; meager.
Etymology: From sparsus.
Wikipedia
Sparse
Sparse is a computer software tool designed to find possible coding faults in the Linux kernel. Unlike other such tools, this static analysis tool was initially designed to only flag constructs that were likely to be of interest to kernel developers, such as the mixing of pointers to user and kernel address spaces. Sparse checks for known problems and allows the developer to include annotations in the code that convey information about data types, such as the address space that pointers point to and the locks that a function acquires or releases. Linus Torvalds started writing Sparse in 2003. Josh Triplett was its maintainer from 2006, a role taken over by Christopher Li in 2009 and by Luc Van Oostenryck in November 2018. Sparse is released under the MIT License.
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sparse
Sparse refers to something that is thinly dispersed or scattered. It can be used in various contexts to describe situations or things that are not dense or crowded, lacking in size or quantity. In computer science, for instance, a sparse matrix is one majority of whose elements are zero. Similarly, in data science, sparse data refers to datasets that have a high percentage of missing or null values.
Webster Dictionary
Sparse
thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population
Sparse
placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like
Sparseverb
to scatter; to disperse
Etymology: [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. Asperse, Disperse.]
Wikidata
Sparse
Sparse is a computer software tool designed to find possible coding faults in the Linux kernel. Unlike other such tools, this static analysis tool was initially designed to only flag constructs that were likely to be of interest to kernel developers, such as the mixing of pointers to user and kernel address spaces. Sparse checks for known problems and allows the developer to include annotations in the code that convey information about data types, such as the address space that pointers point to and the locks that a function acquires or releases. Linus Torvalds started writing Sparse in 2003. Josh Triplett was its maintainer from 2006, a role taken over by Christopher Li in 2009. Sparse is released under the Open Software License, version 1.1.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sparse
spärs, adj. thinly scattered: scanty.—adv. Sparse′ly.—n. Sparse′ness.—adj. Spar′sile.—n. Spar′sity. [L. sparsum, pa.p. of spargĕre, to scatter; Gr. speirein, to sow.]
Entomology
Sparse
scattered: single hairs, scales or sculptures set well apart.
Anagrams for sparse »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sparse in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sparse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of sparse in a Sentence
Short-term moderate and severe drought continued to expand, especially in the New York City area, New Jersey, and New England, where rainfall was sparse and temperatures were a few degrees above normal.
It just gets more and more sparse.
Previously, the oldest widely accepted fossilized green algae was about 800 million years old, this work confirms what many have expected based on the existing, though sparse fossil record, which is that green algae likely existed about a billion years ago.
If I could take all your words away and give you but a sparse few, they would be: 'I now know, I am absolute, I am complete, I am God, I am.' If there were no other words but these, you would no longer be limited to this plane.
The tactical management decision is not to insert fire crews due to safety concerns, however, this is not an unresponsive approach, smoke might be visible to Pacific Crest Trail hikers but the.25 acre fire is surrounded by granite rocks, a small lake and sparse fuels.
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