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GRANULARITY [7 records]

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Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Theory
CONT

The more granularity (grains or granules), the more customizable or flexible the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie de l'information
DEF

Taille élémentaire des ensembles d'objets, d'informations ou de données [...] [Définition reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teoría de la información
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Record 2 2014-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
CONT

Granularity refers to the extent to which a system contains discrete components of ever-smaller size. In resource description, the level of granularity refers to the extent to which descriptions are provided at higher or lower levels in the hierarchy of discrete bibliographic components: a serial title, an individual serial issue, an article in a serial issue; in the case of websites, the whole website or discrete sub-sites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
CONT

La granularité fait référence à quel point un système contient des composantes distinctes de plus en plus petites. Pour la description de ressources, le niveau de granularité fait référence à quel point les descriptions sont détaillées dans la hiérarchie des composantes bibliographiques distinctes : un titre de publication en série, un numéro individuel d'une publication en série, un article d'un numéro de publication en série; dans le cas de sites Web, l'ensemble du site Web ou des sous-sites distincts.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

nonuniformity in light-transmitting or reflecting properties of a developed photographic image produced by its individual particles.

OBS

Not to be confused with graininess.

OBS

Graininess is a subjective property whereas granularity is an objective property.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Infographie
DEF

Structure granulaire d'une image photographique déterminée par des moyens objectifs de mesure.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

The degree of fineness in a milled product.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Degré de finesse d'un produit moulu.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
DEF

The quality or state of being granular ...

OBS

granular: Consisting of or appearing to consist of granules.

OBS

The term "granularity" in English appears to be absent from the pesticidal literature. Instead, reference is made to whether or not certain products should be considered "granular", as in the following example: A "granular" inert is defined as a carrier or diluent that is limited to a size range of 4-mesh to 80-mesh (U.S. Standard Sieve Series) (VAPES 1973, p. 152)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Chimie
  • Géologie
OBS

La granularité est distincte de la granulométrie qui est la science ayant pour objet la mesure des dimensions et de la forme des grains.

OBS

granularité : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Química
  • Geología
CONT

En el caso [del detector Aleph], los detectores son calorímetros electrón-fotón de alta granulación.

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Record 6 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

The distance between information points in the database.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
OBS

Distance qui sépare les points pour lesquels de l'information est disponible dans une base de données.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
OBS

interactive video

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique

Spanish

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