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granularitythe quality of being composed of small grains or particles; the level of detail in a set of data

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of being composed of small grains or particles; the level of detail in a set of data

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɡrænjəˈlærəti/

Example Sentences

  • The chef complained about the granularity of the salt - it was too coarse for his delicate sauce.
  • My boss wants more granularity in the report, which means I'll be counting paperclips by Thursday.
  • The granularity of the database allows us to track customer behavior minute by minute.

granularity

NOUN

[/ˌɡrænjəˈlærəti/]

the quality of being composed of small grains or particles; the level of detail in a set of data

The data analyst zooms in to inspect the granularity of each sales record.
💡 Concept

The data analyst zooms in to inspect the granularity of each sales record.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɡrænjəˈlærəti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɡrænjʊˈlærəti/

🌳Etymology

Rootgranul-
Suffix--ity

🎵Rhyme

similaritypopularityregularity
similarity
popularity
regularity

🔗Collocations

data granularity
fine granularity
coarse granularity
level of granularity
increase granularity
granularity control

📝Examples

The chef complained about the granularity of the salt - it was too coarse for his delicate sauce.

😄 Fun example

My boss wants more granularity in the report, which means I'll be counting paperclips by Thursday.

The granularity of the database allows us to track customer behavior minute by minute.

The artist loved the granularity of the canvas texture - each tiny bump inspired a new brushstroke.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

texturefinenessdetailresolutionprecision

Antonyms

smoothnesscoarsenessgenerality

Related

granulargranulegrainparticlefragment

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