negligible vs sparse

negligible

adj
  • Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern. 

sparse

adj
  • Not dense; meager; scanty 

  • Having few nonzero elements 

  • Having widely spaced intervals. 

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