different between sparse vs insufficient
sparse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sparsus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sp??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /sp???s/
Adjective
sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)
- Having widely spaced intervals.
- Not dense; meager; scanty
- (mathematics) Having few nonzero elements
Synonyms
- (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
- (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also Thesaurus:inadequate
Derived terms
- sparsen
- sparsification
- sparsity
Related terms
- sparge
Translations
See also
- thin out
Verb
sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)
- (obsolete) To disperse, to scatter.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disperse
Anagrams
- Arpses, Aspers, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, passer, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, spaser, spears
Italian
Verb
sparse
- third-person singular past historic of spargere
- third-person singular past historic of sparere
sparse f
- feminine plural of sparso
Anagrams
- pressa, spersa
Latin
Participle
sparse
- vocative masculine singular of sparsus
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sparse]
Verb
sparse
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of sparge
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insufficient
English
Etymology
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- +? sufficient
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ns??f???nt/
- Rhymes: -???nt
- Hyphenation: in?suf?fi?cient
Adjective
insufficient (comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)
- Not sufficient.
Synonyms
- unsufficient
Derived terms
- insufficiently
Translations
insufficient From the web:
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- what's insufficient bandwidth
- what's insufficient permissions
- what's insufficient demand
- what insufficient in spanish
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