Editing Granularity (section)

{{short description|Condition of granules or grains}}
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{{About|the metaphorical usage|the literal meaning|Granulation (disambiguation)}}

'''Granularity''' (also called '''graininess''') is the degree to which a material or [[system]] is composed of [[distinction (philosophy)|distinguishable]] pieces, [[granular material|"granules"]] or [[grain|"grains"]] (metaphorically).
It can either refer to the extent to which a larger entity is subdivided, or the extent to which groups of smaller indistinguishable entities have joined together to become larger distinguishable entities.