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gran·u·lar

(grăn′yə-lər)

adj.

1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains: granular sugar; granular snow.

a. Having a high level of detail, as in a set of data: a more granular report that shows daily rather than weekly sales figures.

b. Consisting of multiple diverse or discrete elements: granular income streams from a variety of tenants.

3. Biology Containing granules: granular cells.

gran′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.

gran′u·lar·ly adv.

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granularity

(ˌɡrænjʊˈlærɪtɪ)

1. the state or quality of being grainy or granular

2. the state or quality of being composed of many individual pieces or elements

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Noun

granularity - the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

graininess, coarseness

raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

sandiness - a texture resembling that of sand

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Granularität

granularité

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