granularity

IPA/ˌɡrænjəˈlærəti/
IPA/ˌɡrænjəˈlerəti/

granularity — 名詞

1. how finely something is broken down into small separate parts, so you can see an

1.名詞C1
釋義

細緻度；粒度

資料或細節被切分得多細的程度

how finely something is broken down into small separate parts, so you can see and work with very small pieces of it.

例句

Nicholas asked the team to add more granularity to the weekly sales report.

Nicholas 要求團隊在每週銷售報告中加入更高的細緻度。

add granularity to [a report/data]

The new tracking tool offers far greater granularity than the old monthly summaries.

這個新的追蹤工具提供的細緻度遠高於舊的每月摘要。

greater granularity than [a coarser source]

同義詞
  • detail

    everyday word; granularity stresses the size of the separate parts more

  • resolution

    common in tech contexts; how fine the smallest unit is

  • specificity

    focus on exactness rather than on how data is divided up

反義詞
  • coarseness

    large, rough parts with little fine detail

文法句型

the granularity of [data/a report/a system]

用法筆記

Object is usually data, a report, a model, or a system. Often paired with comparatives such as 'greater', 'finer', 'higher', or 'lower' to describe how detailed the breakdown is.

常見錯誤

❌The photo has good granularity.
✅The photo has good sharpness.
💡granularity is about how data or detail is split up, not how clear a picture looks.
❌a granularity
✅a high level of granularity
💡granularity is uncountable, so it takes no 'a' on its own.