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quantization

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
quan-ti-za-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values

Uncountable

noun

A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English quantize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English quantization From quantize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quantizations (plural) quantisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

dequantization prequantization requantization

Phrases

space quantization

Synonyms

quantisation

Questions

What does quantization mean?
The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
Where does quantization come from?
Etymology tree English quantize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English quantization From quantize + -ation.

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