plural of spare rib (alternative form of spareribs).

Alternative spelling of sparerib

(idiomatic) Clean, spotless; original sense “like new”.

The game of mahjong.

The tiles used in this game.

(functional analysis) A normed vector space which is complete with respect to the norm, meaning that Cauchy sequences have well-defined limits that are points in the space.

(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;

(uncountable) The state or quality of being sparse. / (countable, rare) The result or product of being sparse.

Anything that sparkles. / A hand-held firework that emits sparks. / (slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles. / A vivacious and charismatic person. / (informal) A sparkling wine. / A tiger beetle.

The property of being sparse; sparseness.