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Sparse vs Sparsing - What's the difference?

sparse | sparsing |

As an adjective sparse

is having widely spaced intervals.

As a verb sparse

is (obsolete) to scatter; to disperse.

As a noun sparsing is

the act or process of making something sparse.

sparse

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having widely spaced intervals.
  • Not dense; meager.

    • Related terms

    * thin out

    Derived terms

    * sparse array * sparse index * sparse matrix

    Verb

    (spars)
  • (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
    • (Spenser)

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    sparsing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of making something sparse
  • (mathematics) The reduction to zero of elements of a matrix

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