Where does “sparsistency” come from?
sparsistency (English) comes from English sparse, from Latin sparsus, from Latin spargo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.
sparsistency (English): Let formula_1 be a vector and define the support...
Definitions
- Let formula_1 be a vector and define the support...
Ancestry of “sparsistency”, step by step
sparsistency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sparse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sparse | Having widely spaced intervals; Not dense;... |
| 2 | Latin | sparsus | scattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled |
| 3 | Latin | spargo | I scatter, strew, sprinkle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ- | to scatter, to jerk |
via English consistency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consistency | Local coherence; Correspondence or compatibility;... |