Can anyone explain the sparse vector in Spark

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How can anyone explain what sparse vector in Spark?
Aug 2, 2019 in Apache Spark by NIrja
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Hey,

A sparse vector is used for storing non-zero entries for saving space. It has two parallel arrays:

  1. One for indices
  2. The other for values

An example of a sparse vector is as follows:

Vectors.sparse(7,Array(0,1,2,3,4,5,6),Array(1650d,50000d,800d,3.0,3.0,2009,95054))
answered Aug 2, 2019 by Gitika
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