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+/*A sparse matrix is a matrix which has number of zeroes greater than (m*n)/2,
+where m and n are the dimensions of the matrix.*/
+#include <iostream>
+int main()
+{
+  int m,n,i,j,c=0;
+  cout << "Enter dimensions of matrix:";
+  cin >> m >> n;
+  int a[m][n];
+  cout << "Enter matrix elements:";
+  for(i=0;<m;i++)
+  {
+    for(j=0;j<n;j++)
+     cin >> a[i][j];
+  }
+  for(i=0;i<m;i++)
+  {
+    for(j=0;j<n;j++)
+    {
+      if(a[i][j]==0)
+       c++; //Counting number of zeroes
+    }
+  }
+  if(c>((m*n)/2)) //Checking for sparse matrix
+   cout << "Sparse matrix";
+  else
+   cout << "Not a sparse matrix";
+}
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