quantise

quantise
verb
1. approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
Syn: ↑quantize
Derivationally related forms: ↑quantization (for: ↑quantize)
Topics: ↑telecommunication
Hypernyms: ↑estimate, ↑gauge, ↑approximate, ↑guess, ↑judge
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. 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
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Quantize gravity

Syn: ↑quantize
Derivationally related forms: ↑quantisation, ↑quantization (for: ↑quantize)
Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
Hypernyms:
calculate, ↑cipher, ↑cypher, ↑compute, ↑work out, ↑reckon, ↑figure
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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quanˈtize or quanˈtise transitive verb
To express in terms of quanta or in accordance with the quantum theory
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Main Entry:quantum

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