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In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very similar: shy, innocent and naive; the connotations that come from the way that I look.
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Meaning of "sparse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPARSE

From Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPARSE

sparse  [spɑːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPARSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sparse is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPARSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sparse

Sparse is a computer software tool designed to find possible coding faults in the Linux kernel. Unlike other such tools, this static analysis tool was initially designed to only flag constructs that were likely to be of interest to kernel developers, such as the mixing of pointers to user and kernel address spaces. Sparse checks for known problems and allows the developer to include annotations in the code that convey information about data types, such as the address space that pointers point to and the locks that a function acquires or releases. Linus Torvalds started writing Sparse in 2003. Josh Triplett was its maintainer from 2006, a role taken over by Christopher Li in 2009. Sparse is released under the MIT License.

Definition of sparse in the English dictionary

The definition of sparse in the dictionary is scattered or scanty; not dense.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPARSE


bypass
ˈbaɪˌpɑːs
bypast
ˈbaɪˌpɑːs
handpass
ˈhændˌpɑːs
impasse
æmˈpɑːs
outpass
ˌaʊtˈpɑːs
overpass
ˈəʊvəˌpɑːs
pass
pɑːs
PayPass
ˈpeɪˌpɑːs
repass
riːˈpɑːs
surpass
sɜːˈpɑːs
timepass
ˈtaɪmˌpɑːs
underpass
ˈʌndəˌpɑːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPARSE

sparrer
sparring
sparring match
sparring partner
sparrow
sparrow hawk
sparrow-like
sparrowfart
sparrowgrass
sparrowhawk
sparry
sparsedly
sparsely
sparseness
sparsity
spart

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPARSE

arse
carse
coarse
duck´s arse
enhearse
farse
hearse
hoarse
inhearse
misparse
pain in the arse
parse
Pearse
pig´s arse
rehearse
short-arse
smart arse
smartarse
tight-arse

Synonyms and antonyms of sparse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPARSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sparse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sparse

Translation of «sparse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPARSE

Find out the translation of sparse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sparse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sparse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

稀疏的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disperso
570 millions of speakers

English

sparse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متناثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

редкие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esparso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clairsemé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jarang berlaku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spärlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まばらな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

희박한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jarang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடர்த்தியற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyrek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rado
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzadki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рідкісні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αραιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gles
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sparsom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sparse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARSE»

The term «sparse» is very widely used and occupies the 22.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sparse

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9 QUOTES WITH «SPARSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sparse.
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John Battelle
I have done a pretty good job of partitioning my life digitally, posting utterances and stories that I'm happy to share with anyone on Twitter, leaving a few sparse comments and 'Likes' on Facebook (I'm not a huge user of the service, I'll be honest), and sending any number of photos to thousands of 'followers' on Instagram and Tumblr.
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Jack Dorsey
I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.
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Morton Feldman
I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all.
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Kelis
My audience is made up of such bizarre, rare people. They're very sparse and scattered; it's not like a huge body of people.
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Josh Klinghoffer
I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures.
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Katie Leung
In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very similar: shy, innocent and naive; the connotations that come from the way that I look.
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Kylie Minogue
I have always had a separate walk-in wardrobe, so I have the luxury of a fairly sparse bedroom.
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Agnes Obel
It's always difficult to know if a song needs more than piano, and I worry about my tendency to go in a sparse direction.
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Rachael Taylor
The earth is such a voluminous, sparse, wild place that has its own rhythm that human beings try to control and strategize our way around, but the truth is, if you're out someplace like the ocean on a capsized boat, it doesn't matter if you have academic degrees, or if you're a martial-arts ninja. Nature is a bigger force than you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARSE»

Discover the use of sparse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sparse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sparse and Redundant Representations: From Theory to ...
This textbook introduces sparse and redundant representations with a focus on applications in signal and image processing.
Michael Elad, 2010
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A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing: The Sparse Way
Features: * Balances presentation of the mathematics with applications to signal processing * Algorithms and numerical examples are implemented in WaveLab, a MATLAB toolbox * Companion website for instructors and selected solutions and code ...
Stephane Mallat, 2008
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Direct Methods for Sparse Linear Systems
The book includes CSparse, a concise downloadable sparse matrix package that illustrates the algorithms and theorems presented in the book and equips readers with the tools necessary to understand larger and more complex software packages ...
Timothy A. Davis, 2006
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Computational Methods for Large Sparse Power Systems ...
Motivational examples and illustrations are included throughout the book. A library of C++ classes provided along with this book has classes for transmission lines, transformers, substation etc. A CD-ROM with C++ programs is also included.
S. A. Soman, S. A. Khaparde, Shubha Pandit, 2002
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Sparse Distributed Memory
The book, which is self contained, begins with background material from mathematics, computers, and neurophysiology; this is followed by a step by step development of the memory model.
Pentti Kanerva, 1988
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Sparse matrices
Sparse matrices
Tewarson, 1973
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Sparse Image and Signal Processing: Wavelets, Curvelets, ...
Presents the state of the art in sparse and multiscale image and signal processing.
Jean-Luc Starck, Fionn Murtagh, Jalal M. Fadili, 2010
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Theoretical Foundations and Numerical Methods for Sparse ...
This unique collection will be of value for a broad community and may serve as a textbook for graduate courses.
Massimo Fornasier, 2010
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Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems: Second Edition
Mathematics of Computing -- General.
Yousef Saad, 2003
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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: Exactly Sparse ...
This book is concerned with computationally efficient solutions to the large scale SLAM problems using exactly sparse Extended Information Filters (EIF).
Zhan Wang, Shoudong Huang, Gamini Dissanayake, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sparse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sparse crowds early for BOE special election runoff
... the District 9 school board seat. (Staff Photo: Johnny Jackson). ##JONESBORO — Sparse crowds filtered into precincts in Clayton County's District 9 Tuesday. «News-Daily.com, Jul 15»
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First Draft | Sparse Schedule for Obama as He Awaits News on Iran …
Take a glance at President Obama's public schedule for the next few days, and it may appear the leader of the free world is indulging in a week of summer ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Sparse bipartisan crowd watches President Obama sign trade bill …
President Barack Obama remarked on the rarity of a bipartisan bill signing during an East Room ceremony for his trade package on Monday afternoon. «Politico, Jun 15»
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Listen to Lera Lynn's Sparse, Spooky Song for 'True Detective'
On last year's The Avenues, Lera Lynn crooned her way through a moody mix of Americana and throwback pop, swirling up a sound that owed as much to Patsy ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
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Mulcair benefits from sparse scrutiny
For federal opposition leader Thomas Mulcair, election day can't come soon enough. The NDP leader has been flying under the radar of negative attack ads and ... «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»
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Tahoe's sparse snow scared off skiers
Warm winter temperatures and ongoing drought in the Sierra Nevada made for another tough season for Lake Tahoe-area mountain resorts. That's according to ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»
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[solved] re-committed sparse texture is mangled
Are there any things i need to do when recommitting a sparse textures memory? I know i need to reupload my pixels, and i know the memory needs to be ... «GameDev.net, Jun 15»
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Baghdad's Reopened Museum Battles Bombs, Sparse Attendance
Baghdad's Reopened Museum Battles Bombs, Sparse Attendance. Iraq's flagship museum welcomes visitors for the first time in 12 years as jihadists continue to ... «National Geographic, Jun 15»
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Sony Admits 'Sparse' PlayStation 4 First Party Lineup for 2015
Our first-party lineup is a little sparse this year so I think this places an even greater emphasis on getting good third-party support.” House then went on to point ... «Game Rant, May 15»
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Villagers review – sparse soul-searching and pin-sharp acoustics
Darling Arithmetic, Conor O'Brien's third album as Villagers, is a hushed and sensitive thing. Recorded at home, it's sparse in its textures, earnest and ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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