⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: G. ▰ Sources. 〓 Books [B] ◥ University. {q} PhD. ⏫ THEMES. ⏫ Big Data. [B] Big Data. ⚫ USA. ↂ EndNote. ☝️ BD Dummies. Granularity. Condition of granules or grains Precision and ambiguity[edit] Coarse-grained materials or systems have fewer, larger discrete components than fine-grained materials or systems. A coarse-grained description of a system regards large subcomponents.A fine-grained description regards smaller components of which the larger ones are composed. The concepts granularity, coarseness, and fineness are relative; and are used when comparing systems or descriptions of systems. An example of increasingly fine granularity: a list of nations in the United Nations, a list of all states/provinces in those nations, a list of all cities in those states, etc. Note that, although the modifying terms, fine and coarse are used consistently across all fields, the term granularity is not.
In photography: more granular photographic film has fewer and larger chemical "grains"In food industry: more granular sugar has fewer and larger grains. Physics[edit] Molecular dynamics[edit] Computing[edit] Data granularity[edit]