sparse matrix type
C39522
concept
A sparse matrix type is a data structure that efficiently stores and manipulates matrices with predominantly zero elements by recording only the nonzero entries and their positions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sparse matrix storage format | 2 |
| sparse matrix type canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sparse matrix type
Generated description
A sparse matrix type is a data structure that efficiently stores and manipulates matrices with predominantly zero elements by recording only the nonzero entries and their positions.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| SparseMatrixCSC | — |
| CSR (Compressed Sparse Row) | sparse matrix storage format |
| ELL (ELLPACK) | sparse matrix storage format |