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sparsifying

sparsifying is the present participle and gerund of sparsify.

Meaning of sparsify

Verb

sparsify (third-person singular simple present sparsifies, present participle sparsifying, simple past and past participle sparsified)

  1. (transitive) To make (a graph or a matrix) sparse.

Adjective

sparsifying (comparative more sparsifying, superlative most sparsifying)

  1. That causes sparsification

Forms of sparsifying

comparativemore sparsifying
superlativemost sparsifying

Questions about sparsifying

What does sparsifying mean?
Sparsifying means that causes sparsification.
What is sparsifying the present participle and gerund of?
Sparsifying is the present participle and gerund of sparsify.
What part of speech is sparsifying?
Sparsifying is an adjective.

Words near sparsifying in the dictionary

  1. sparsifier
  2. sparsifiers
  3. sparsifies
  4. sparsiflorous
  5. sparsify
  6. sparsifying
  7. sparsing
  8. sparsistency
  9. sparsistent
  10. sparsities
  11. sparsity

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