1 Physicsform into quanta, in particular restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes:
light is quantized into packets of energy.
2 Electronicsapproximate (a continuously varying signal) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of values:
distortion is caused when very low-level audio signals are quantized.
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quantization/kwɒntʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/(British English alsoquantisation)noun
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