Sparsity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being sparse; sparseness. uncountable, usually

    "It is this duplication of facilities which is mainly responsible for the poor loadings experienced on the Midland & Great Northern line, apart, of course, from the general sparsity of traffic in Northern Norfolk, and the fenlands around the Wash."

  2. 2
    the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness wordnet

Synonyms

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sparsenesschinchinesschintzinessdearthexiguityfewness

Example

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"It is this duplication of facilities which is mainly responsible for the poor loadings experienced on the Midland & Great Northern line, apart, of course, from the general sparsity of traffic in Northern Norfolk, and the fenlands around the Wash."

Etymology

From sparse + -ity.

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