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Recent Examples of sparsity
The AlphaEarth Foundations team told IEEE Spectrum that one limitation in Earth observation is the inherent irregularity and sparsity of the data.
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Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparsity
Noun
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Thrifting has scarcity at its core.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Studies in the Philippines show that younger siblings tend to be shorter and weigh less than older siblings—a result perhaps of better nutrition for the older sibs in countries where food scarcity is a problem.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The focus on slimness has fueled speculation about the emergence of phones with no charging ports, a design choice that Apple reportedly considered for the iPhone Air, according to Bloomberg.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Reds, in the reddest of ink and starkest of contrasts, have become synonymous with stinginess under Bob Castellini’s ownership.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sparsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparsity. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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