Sparsity (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the fact or condition of being thinly scattered or distributed and not thick or dense: The size of these rural counties and the sparsity of their populations make it more costly to administer social services.
  2. the fact or quality of being small in amount or number; scantiness: Not only is there a sparsity of rainfall in extremely arid deserts, but high evaporation rates soon remove whatever moisture it provides.
Sparsity (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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