coarse-grained
- adjective
- /kɔrs greɪnd/
- Specialized
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general
- The report provided a coarse-grained overview of the project's objectives, lacking detailed metrics.
Examples
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Since the precise positions of particles cannot be pinned down, one can resort instead to a so-called coarse-grained description.
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The minimal requirement would be to extend physical theory to include relevant higher-level variables, as happened when appropriate coarse-grained higher-level variables such as entropy, specific heat, and so forth were introduced in the 19th century to explain macroscopic physical effects.
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And then I define a coarse grained version of my field.
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And we're finding that people can get both fine grain and coarse grain parallelism out of this.
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And but at some point we can do, we do three things, coarse grain data, parallel and software pipelining.
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The mosaic that was created, however, was coarse-grained, with large, isolated patches and linear mudflows.
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But in in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, entropy means coarse grained entropy, Right?
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Rahul and De 43 proposed a coarse-grained algorithm within a matrix-free approach, aiming to minimize communication overheads in a master-slave framework.
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In his analysis, he used a coarse-grained approach to categorize the data into broad segments.
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For the initial phase, we will focus on a coarse-grained review of the policies before diving into specifics.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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Has very small parts and details for precise control of data or settings
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Etymology
Coarse-grained comes from the parts coarse meaning 'rough' and grain meaning 'small seed or piece'. A helpful image is a map made of big blocks where you see broad shapes but not small detail, so a coarse-grained plan or dataset uses large, general parts instead of fine, detailed ones.