sparsityn.
/ˈspɑːsɪti/ Sparse or scattered state or condition; comparative scarcity or fewness.
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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
1865 Intellectual Observer No. 37. 35 The density or sparsity of their growth.
1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life xx. 330 At receptions where the sparsity of the company permits the lady of the house to be seen.
1883 F. Day Indian Fish 23 While the sparsity or the reverse of the population has also to be taken into account.
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