sparse vs tropical

sparse

adj
  • Having few nonzero elements 

  • Having widely spaced intervals. 

  • Not dense; meager; scanty 

tropical

adj
  • Pertaining to tropical geometry. 

  • From or similar to a hot humid climate. 

  • Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south. 

noun
  • A tropical plant. 

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