sparsification

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sparse +‎ -ification

Noun[edit]

sparsification (plural sparsifications)

  1. The act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.
  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).