"coarse-graining" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coarse-grainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coarse-graining (countable and uncountable, plural coarse-grainings)
  1. (sciences) The rescaling of a phenomenon into units or cells of size close to the uncertainty of measurement. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences Synonyms: coarse graining Related terms: coarse-grained
    Sense id: en-coarse-graining-en-noun-vky2PnBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: sciences

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