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SparseArray—Wolfram Language Documentation

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BUILT-IN SYMBOL

SparseArray[{pos1v1,pos2v2,}]

yields a sparse array with all elements zero except for values vi at positions posi.

SparseArray[list]

yields a sparse array version of list.

SparseArray[data,{d1,d2,}]

yields a sparse array representing a d1×d2× array.

SparseArray[data,dims,val]

yields a sparse array in which unspecified elements are taken to have value val.

Details Examplesopen allclose all Basic Examples  (1)

Construct a sparse matrix with values at only a few specified positions:

View it as a matrix:

Convert it to an ordinary dense matrix:

Scope  (7)

Make a large sparse vector:

Make a large sparse matrix:

Make a large sparse depth-3 array:

Construct a tridiagonal matrix using patterns for indices:

Construct a 10,000×10,000 version:

Make a sparse diagonal matrix:

This is equivalent to DiagonalMatrix:

Except that as a sparse matrix, it uses much less memory:

Construct a block diagonal matrix using rules with Band:

Convert an ordinary matrix into a sparse matrix:

Make a rank-4 sparse tensor with values at random positions:

ArrayRules produces the minimal list of rules needed to specify the SparseArray:

Many typical operations work with SparseArray objects as they would for equivalent lists:

Arithmetic works elementwise just as it does for lists:

Matrix products are done with Dot:

Many linear algebra functions are done efficiently with the sparse form:

Many other list commands work automatically:

Generalizations & Extensions  (2)

The unspecified elements can have any value:

Construct a sparse matrix with all machine-number values:

Construct a sparse matrix with exact integer values:

N[s] is the same as ns:

Applications  (4)

Create a list with a single nonzero element:

Plot a list of rules:

Represent a network with an adjacency matrix:

Solve a boundary-value problem using finite differences:

Properties & Relations  (3) Possible Issues  (8)

If a position is repeated in the rule list for SparseArray, the first instance is used:

SparseArray objects can represent data too large to represent in normal form:

Using Normal will give a SystemException:

Sparse operations do not by default check for cancellation:

Use SparseArray to recompute the sparse structure:

The internal structure of a SparseArray representation is not unique and SameQ detects this:

Use SparseArray to recompute the sparse structure:

Note that Equal works as expected:

The internal structure of SparseArray representation is not unique and setting parts can change that structure:

Test if the SparseArray instances are the same:

Use SparseArray to recompute the sparse structure:

Note that Equal works as expected:

Operations with side effects may give different values when iterating over SparseArray:

With Reap and Sow you can see what elements are accessed:

For a SparseArray object, Part gives parts of the represented list:

The FullForm is a way of reconstructing the object from basic storage information:

A SparseArray object is treated as atomic for functions that do not work on the representation:

Cases does not work on the represented matrix:

You can often use the result of ArrayRules to get the information without expanding:

Wolfram Research (2003), SparseArray, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html (updated 2021). Text

Wolfram Research (2003), SparseArray, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html (updated 2021).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2003. "SparseArray." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2003). SparseArray. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_sparsearray, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SparseArray}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_sparsearray, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SparseArray}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SparseArray.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-July-2025 ]}


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