coarser

American

[kawr-ser, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /

adjective

Mathematics.

of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.

Etymology

Origin of coarser

coarse + -er ⁴

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coarser

They’re small, the colors are garish, and they’re coarser in feeling than the work for which he is best known.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Past global studies have relied on satellite observations with much coarser resolution, and on models that calculate groundwater levels rather than directly measuring them.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Less electricity was produced when coffee had a higher internal moisture content and when coffee was ground at a coarser setting.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2023

That allowed the model to simulate the fine-scale atmospheric processes that give rise to clouds, which in coarser models have to be estimated.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023

Then she made him two everyday hats of the coarser, widest braid.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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