sparse

English

Etymology

From Latin sparsus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /spɑːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /spɑːɹs/

Adjective

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

  1. Having widely spaced intervals.
  2. Not dense; meager.

Derived terms

  • sparse array
  • sparsen
  • sparse index
  • sparse matrix

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Verb

sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)

  1. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

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Italian

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular past historic of spargere
  2. third-person singular past historic of sparere

sparse f

  1. feminine plural of sparso

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Latin

Participle

sparse

  1. vocative masculine singular of sparsus
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