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Vinony

quantization

noun

  1. process of mapping a continuous set to a countable set
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English quantize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English quantization From quantize + -ation.

  1. The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
  2. A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta