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English verb: quantise

1. quantise (cognition) approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values


Synonymsquantize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge


Domain categorytelecommunication

2. quantise (cognition) apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor


SamplesQuantize gravity.


Synonymsquantize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out


Domain categorynatural philosophy, physics









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