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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/

Korean meaning: 알갱이나 입자로 구성된 성질; 데이터나 정보의 세분화 정도

Korean pronunciation: 그래뉴**래**러티

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

granularity concept
💡 Concept

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

🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Rootgranul-
Suffix--ity

Origin

라틴어 'granum(곡물, 낱알)'에서 유래하여, 작은 입자들이 모여 만들어지는 질감이나 세부 정도를 나타내게 되었습니다. 현대에는 데이터 분석에서 세분화 정도를 의미하는 용어로도 사용됩니다.

🎵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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