quantize

English

Alternative forms

• quantise

Verb

1. (transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
2. (transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
3. (transitive, music) 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

Derived terms

• quantization

Translations

to limit the number of possible values

• Finnish: kvantittaa
• German: quantisieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 量子化する (ryōshika-suru)
• Korean: 양자화하다 (yangjahwahada)

to approximate a continuously varying signal

• Finnish: kvantittaa
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 量子化する (ryōshika-suru)

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• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} a cuantifica
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}