quantize meaning

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quantize (verb): approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values.

Spelling: quantise (British) · quantize (American)

quantize has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

quantize as a verb

  1. approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values

    Synonyms: quantise

    Type of: estimate

    Related forms: quantization

  2. apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
    • Quantize gravity

    Synonyms: quantise

    Type of: calculate

    Related forms: quantization

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