1. Areas or zones with a low density of population, vegetation, or other elements; thinly distributed or scattered locations
The sparse regions of the desert have limited water resources.
As regiões esparsas do deserto têm recursos hídricos limitados.
2. In data analysis and computing, areas where data points are scattered with large gaps between them
Sparse regions in the dataset made statistical analysis more challenging.
As regiões esparsas no conjunto de dados tornaram a análise estatística mais desafiadora.