Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantized

/ˈkwɒntʌɪzd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: quan-tized
IPA: /ˈkwɒntʌɪzd/

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of quantize

adj

Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization (i.e. measurement).

Example Sentences

"This is very clear for the standing waves on a guitar string: the fundamental has a wavelength of twice the length of the string, and the next longest allowed wavelength is equal to the length of the string. There is no standing wave with a wavelength between these two and so we can say that the allowed wavelengths on a guitar string are quantized."

Etymology

From quantize + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkwɒntʌɪzd/

Inflected Forms

more quantized (comparative) most quantized (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonquantized prequantized unquantized

Phrases

quantized electronic structure quantized vortex

Synonyms

quantal

Questions

How do you pronounce quantized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒntʌɪzd/.
What does quantized mean?: simple past and past participle of quantize
Where does quantized come from?: From quantize + -ed.

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