quantization

ˌkwɒntaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of quantization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

signal processing

TECH.

process of converting continuous signals into discrete values

TECH.

Quantization reduces the file size of audio recordings.

digitization

sampling

physics

TECH.

method of forming quantum field theory from classical theory

TECH.

Quantization is essential in developing quantum electrodynamics.

quantification

quantizing

quantum theory

TECH.

act of dividing into quanta or expressing in quantum terms

TECH.

Quantization helps in understanding atomic energy levels.

quantification

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quantization noise

error from converting analog signals to digital form

Quantization noise affects the quality of digital audio recordings.

Origin of quantization

English, quantize + -ation (process)

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quantizing

adj.

mathematics

related to the process of quantization

Examples of quantization in a sentence

The image quality improved after proper quantization.
Quantization is a crucial step in quantum mechanics.
The process of quantization helps in understanding particle behavior.
Engineers use quantization in digital signal processing.
Quantization is essential in quantum computing algorithms.

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French:quantification, quantisation, ...
German:Quantisierung, Quantelung, ...
Italian:quantizzazione, discretizzazione, ...
Spanish:cuantización, cuantificación, ...
Portuguese:quantização, ...
Chinese:量化, 量子化方法, ...
Japanese:量子化, 量子化法, ...
Arabic:تكميم, تجزئة إلى كمات, ...
Hebrew:קְוַונְטִיזַצְיָה, קְוַנְטִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:квантование, квантизация, ...
Ukrainian:квантування, квантовий поділ, ...
Hindi:क्वांटाइजेशन, मात्राकरण, ...
Bengali:কোয়ান্টাইজেশন, কোয়ান্টাইজেশন, ...
Catalan:quantificació, quantització, ...
Czech:kvantizace, kvantování, ...
Danish:kvantisering, ...
Dutch:kwantisatie, kwantisering, ...
Greek:κβαντοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:kvantálás, kvantosítás, ...
Khmer:ការកំណត់តម្លៃជាជំហាន, ការកង់ទីសកម្ម, ...
Korean:양자화, 양자화 방법, ...
Persian:کوانتیزاسیون, کوانتیزه کردن, ...
Polish:kwantyzacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):quantização, expressão quântica, ...
Romanian:cuantizare, cuantificare, ...
Swedish:kvantisering, kvantifiering, ...
Thai:การควอนไทเซชัน, การควอนตาไทเซชัน, ...
Turkish:kuantizasyon, kuantumlaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:lượng tử hóa, sự lượng tử hóa, ...

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