Definition of Sparsest

1. Adjective. (superlative of sparse) ¹

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Definition of Sparsest

1. sparse [adj] - See also: sparse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparsest

sparrowhawk
sparrowhawks
sparrowless
sparrowlike
sparrows
sparrowwort
sparry
spars
sparse
sparsely
sparseness
sparsenesses
sparsening
sparser
sparsest (current term)
sparsification
sparsified
sparsifier
sparsifiers
sparsify
sparsifying
sparsing
sparsities
sparsity
sparsomycin
sparstone
spart
spartanly
spartanness

Literary usage of Sparsest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1905)
"In Great Britain, the sparsest population is found in die highland moors of ... In the southern half of the island thé sparsest populations are found in the ..."

2. Essentials of Economic Theory: As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and by John Bates Clark (1907)
"... and the left side of it is the part of this area which has the sparsest population, while the right side is that which has the densest. ..."

3. The Meteoritic Hypothesis: A Statement of the Results of a Spectroscopic by Norman Lockyer (1890)
"In the sparsest swarms, therefore, the variability will be of a long period and the range will be small. These are no doubt the causes of the variability ..."

4. The Meteoritic Hypothesis: A Statement of the Results of a Spectroscopic by Norman Lockyer (1890)
"This means that the sparsest swarms either exhibit no variability at all, ... In the sparsest swarms, therefore, the variability will be of a long period ..."

5. The Philosophy of Wealth: Economic Principles Newly Formulated by John Bates Clark (1907)
"... and the left side of it is the part of this area which has the sparsest population, while the right side is that which has the densest. ..."

6. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... a road cut through the sparsest portion of the grove parallel with the windings of the river, a number of gay sleighs drawn by spirited horses, ..."

7. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"In the sparsest swarms, in the so-called nebula, and those which are so dim as to be with difficulty visible, indications are found of the so far unknown ..."

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