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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The coarser material on top appeared to result from a subsequent event along the nearby San Andreas fault.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

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

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

With dramatic cliffs, sea lions and coarser darker sand, it was a drastically different world and such a different kind of beautiful from where we live along the bay in Coastal Alabama.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023

Instead of saying ba-ka-ta-re, a common insult meaning stupid, Terminal Islanders would say ba-ka-ya-ro, a coarser and exclusively masculine use of the word, which implies gross stupidity.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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