decimate
A sparse matrix is one which normally contains a large proportion of elements whose value is 0. There is no exact proportion at which a matrix becomes sparse.
A sentence including the word proportional? The quantities y and x are proportional if y/x = k, where k is the constant of proportionality.
direct proportion indirect proportion additive proportion partitive proportion
The answer depends on how rare or common the selected trait is. For something that is very rare, you will need a much larger sample to get a reasonable estimate of proportion.
To destroy a large proportion of is called
Decimate
decimate
How about 'demolish'?
A large proportion of my daily activities are spent in school.
Vanilla pudding contains a large proportion of milk.
Cholesterol is classified as a lipid because it contains a large proportion of hydrophobic, nonpolar molecules such as fatty acids and sterol rings. These components make cholesterol insoluble in water but soluble in fat, which is a characteristic of lipids.
Locust
Scaling.
A large but unknown proportion.
If the ground shakes when they walk, they have a large figure proportion.
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.