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 (10)
The condition of being thinly arranged, occupied, or attended; want of fullness; sparseness.
With reference to a number of things or persons: the fact of being set at wide intervals. Obsolete. rare.
Subcategories:
— in very small numbers (3)
— a sparse scattering (2)
— relief of overcrowding (1)