"sparse table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sparse tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparse table (plural sparse tables)
  1. (computer science) A data structure that can answer range maximum or range minimum queries on an immutable list of values in constant time, and other range queries in logarithmic time. Categories (topical): Computer science

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