Meanings
noungranularity (countable and uncountable, plural granularities)
plural granularities
- uncountableThe condition of being granular.
By granularity we mean the length of time to execute a multitaskable segment of the original program on a single CPU. Granularity is measured in time units, rather than floating point operations, […]
2012, Geerd-R. Hoffmann, David F. Snelling, Multiprocessing in Meteorological Models, page 57 - countableThe extent to which something is granular.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being composed of relatively large particles
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Translations
Finnish rakeisuus, rakeisuus
- rakeisuuscondition of being granular
- rakeisuusextent to which something is granular
French granularité, granularité
- granularitécondition of being granular
- granularitéextent to which something is granular
Polish ziarnistość, ziarnistość
- ziarnistośćcondition of being granular
- ziarnistośćextent to which something is granular
Portuguese granularidade, granularidade
- granularidadecondition of being granular
- granularidadeextent to which something is granular
Russian зернистость, глубина́ детализации
- зернистость (zernistostʹ)condition of being granular
- глубина́ детализации (glubiná detalizacii)extent to which something is granular
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APA
granularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granularity
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“granularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granularity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granularity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granularity.
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