quantize en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
- (transitive) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
- (transitive) 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
- (transitive) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quantise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quantizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| quantized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quantized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
quantizability · quantization · dequantize · quantizer · quantizable · requantize
Descendants
Translations (13)
es cuantizar (to limit the number of possible values) · ko 양자화하다 (to limit the number of possible values) · fi kvantittaa (to limit the number of possible values) · fr discrétiser (to limit the number of possible values) · fi kvantittaa (to approximate a continuously varying signal) · he מידוד (to limit the number of possible values) · bg квантувам (to limit the number of possible values) · ro cuantifica (to limit the number of possible values) · fr quantifier (to limit the number of possible values) · ja 量子化する (to limit the number of possible values) · ja 量子化する (to approximate a continuously varying signal) · de quantisieren (to limit the number of possible values) · pt quantizar (to limit the number of possible values)