meaning of sparse
1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
2. Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
3. To scatter; to disperse.
4. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were
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