sparsenessn.
/ˈspɑːsnɪs/ The quality of being sparse; sparsity.
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the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [noun]
fewnesseOE
paucityc1425
thinnessc1440
exility1528
smallness1544
rareness1562
infrequency1600
exiguity1604
uninfiniteness1656
scarceness1672
exiguousness1727
spareness1822
sparseness1833
sparsity1865
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > state of being scattered at wide intervals > in very small numbers
sparseness1833
sparsity1865
sporadicalness1884
1833 J. Story Comm. Constit. U.S. II. iii. ix. 70 The concentration or sparseness of the population.
1852 C. G. Nicolay in Visct. Ingestre Meliora 52 The ‘sparseness’, to use an Americanism, of the population.
1887 Courier (Middlesex) 7 July 9/4 One advantage..resulted from the sparseness of the attendance.
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