granularity UK /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/US /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈlɝ.ə.ti/ noun2 •The condition of being granular.By granularity we mean the length of time to execute a multitaskable segment of the original program on a single CPU. Granularity is measured in time units, rather than floating point operations, […] — 2012 •The extent to which something is granular. formsgranularities