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sparse.

Having widely spaced intervals.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/spɑːs/UK/spɑːɹs/US
  1. Having widely spaced intervals.

    a sparse array, index, or matrix
  2. Not dense; meager; scanty

  3. Having few nonzero elements

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

verb/spɑːs/UK/spɑːɹs/US
  1. To disperse, to scatter.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

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