Verb: quantise 'kwón,tIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: quantize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: quantize)
- (telecommunication) approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
"They quantised the analog signal for digital transmission";
- quantize
- (physics) 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
"The physicist quantised the energy levels of the atom";
- quantize
Derived forms: quantised, quantises, quantising
Type of: approximate, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, estimate, figure [N. Amer], gauge, judge, reckon, work out
Encyclopedia: Quantise