browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
sparse |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sparse \Sparse\, a. [Compar. {Sparser}; superl. {Sparsest}.] [L. sparsus p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf {Asperse}, {Disperse}.] 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there not being dense or close together; as a sparse population. --Carlyle. 2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sparse \Sparse\, v. t. [L. sparsus p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sparse adj : not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {thin}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: sparse A sparse {matrix} (or {vector}, or {array}) is one in which most of the elements are zero. If storage space is more important than access speed, it may be preferable to store a sparse matrix as a list of (index, value) pairs or use some kind of {hash} scheme or {associative memory}. (1995-01-16)
more about sparse
This work is licensed under a
