"sparsification" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sparsifications [plural]
Etymology: sparse + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sparse|ification}} sparse + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparsification (plural sparsifications)
  1. The act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.
    Sense id: en-sparsification-en-noun-OXrECCl4
  2. 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).
    Sense id: en-sparsification-en-noun-h0djE-Vd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 23 77

Inflected forms

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