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QUANTIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

Quantize gravity

Synonyms:

quantise; quantize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "quantize" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

quantization (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

quantise; quantize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "quantize" is one way to...):

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Domain category:

telecommunication ((often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

quantization (the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)

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