Granularity
//ˌɡɹæn.jəˈlɝ.ə.ti// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of being granular. uncountable
"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, […]"
- 2 the quality of being composed of relatively large particles wordnet
- 3 The extent to which something is granular. countable
Example
More examples"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, […]"
Etymology
From granular + -ity.
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