sparse

scarso, esiguo

Presente in quantità o numero molto ridotti.

In inglese semplice: Present in only small amounts or numbers.

• The report gives sparse details.
• His hair became sparse as he grew older.
• Evidence for the theory remains sparse.

Sinonimi: scanty, limited, meagre

Contrari: abundant, plentiful

Espressioni comuni: sparse evidence, sparse details, sparse population

rado, sparso

Distribuito con grandi spazi vuoti tra i singoli elementi.

In inglese semplice: Spread out with large empty spaces between individual things.

• Sparse trees dotted the plain.
• The island has sparse settlements along its coast.
• We walked through sparse woodland with plenty of open ground.

Sinonimi: scattered, widely spaced

Contrari: dense

Espressioni comuni: sparse vegetation, sparse trees, sparse settlements

sparso

Che contiene soprattutto zeri e solo pochi valori diversi da zero.

In inglese semplice: Containing mostly zeros, with only a few values that are not zero.

• The program stores a sparse matrix.
• Sparse arrays can save a lot of memory.
• This algorithm works well when the input matrix is sparse.

Contrari: dense

Espressioni comuni: sparse matrix, sparse array, sparse data