Definitions for quantization
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quan•tizeˈkwɒn taɪz(v.t.)-tized, -tiz•ing.
to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
Category: Physics, Math
to use quantum mechanics to calculate or express (the behavior of a physical system).
Origin of quantize:
1920–25; quant (um ) + -ize
quan`ti•za′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
quantization, quantisation(noun)
the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
Wiktionary
quantization(Noun)
The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.
quantization(Noun)
A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory.
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