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sparsity

[spahr-si-tee] / ˈspɑr sɪ ti /




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Mr. Jones heightens the sense of unease with a style that favors sparsity and acoustic alertness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The GP-to-patient ratio already trails the national average by 18%, it added, with recruitment hampered by "confusion around funding, poor estates and a sparsity of applications".

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Researchers can also leverage sparsity to more efficiently move and process data on a computer chip.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

Military experts say the Ukrainians’ rate of shooting down missiles is good, especially given the age and sparsity of Ukraine’s equipment.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

The sparsity of the population, the extent of the country, and its poverty, made a royal establishment impossible.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various




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