Quantize Definition

kwŏntīz
quantized, quantizes, quantizing
verb
quantized, quantizes, quantizing
To express in multiples of a basic unit.
Webster's New World
To limit (an observable quantity) to multiples of some small, indivisible unit, as a quantum.
Webster's New World
To express in terms of the quantum theory.
Webster's New World

(telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values.

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(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.

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Synonyms:
  • quantise

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