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quantize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
quan-tize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics

Transitive verb

verb

To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values

Transitive verb

verb

To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale

Transitive verb

verb

To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

quantizes (present, singular) quantizing (participle, present) quantized (participle, past) quantized (past) quantise (alternative)

Derived Forms

dequantize quantizability quantizable quantization quantizer requantize

Synonyms

quantise

Questions

What does quantize mean?
To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics

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