1. A pattern or arrangement where items, data points, or elements are thinly scattered or spread out with significant gaps between them; in statistics and data science, a distribution where most values are zero or missing
The sparse distribution of stars across the sky makes it difficult to observe patterns without a telescope.
A distribuição esparsa das estrelas no céu torna difícil observar padrões sem um telescópio.
2. In mathematics and computer science, a dataset or matrix where most elements are zero or null, with only a small proportion of non-zero values
The neural network handles sparse distribution of features more efficiently with specialized algorithms.
A rede neural processa a distribuição esparsa de características de forma mais eficiente com algoritmos especializados.