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sparsification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spar-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.

noun

The concentration of flora density nearest the tarmac (blacktop) versus the proportional absence of flora in the wider terrain (the grouping of trees near the road).

Etymology

From sparse + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sparsifications (plural)

Questions

What does sparsification mean?
The act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.
Where does sparsification come from?
From sparse + -ification.

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