quantize

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Synonyms: quantile, quantise, quantity, quantify, quartile, quintile, quantic, quattie, quantion, quantized, quantico

Antonyms: quantile, quantise, quantity, quantify, quartile, quintile, quantic, quattie, quantion, quantized, quantico

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|physics}}{{topic|en|Quantum mechanics}} To [[limit]] the [[number]] of [[possible]] [[value]]s of a [[quantity]], or [[state]]s of a [[system]], by applying the [[rule]]s of [[quantum mechanics]]
2. {{lb|en|transitive|telecommunications}} To [[approximate]] a [[continuously]] [[varying]] [[signal]] by one whose [[amplitude]] can only have a [[set]] of [[discrete]] values
3. {{lb|en|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]]
4. {{lb|en|transitive|mathematics}} 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).

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