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QUANTIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
Synonyms:
quantisation; quantization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("quantization" is a kind of...):
division (the act or process of dividing)
Derivation:
quantize (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 (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)
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