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<pre class="methodSignature">public&nbsp;boolean&nbsp;shouldSparsify()</pre>
<div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from class:&nbsp;<code><a href="ACostEstimate.html#shouldSparsify()">ACostEstimate</a></code></span></div>
<div class="block">Ask the cost estimator if it is a good idea to try to sparsify a column group. It is the same as asking