quantize

quan·tize

vt

quan·tized also British quan·tisedquan·tiz·ing also British quan·tis·ing

Definition of QUANTIZE

1

: to subdivide (as energy) into small but measurable increments

2

: to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics

—quan·ti·za·tion also British quan·ti·sa·tion \ˌkwän-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

—quan·tiz·er also British quan·tis·er \ˈkwän-ˌtī-zər\ noun

Variants of QUANTIZE

quan·tize also British quan·tise \ˈkwänt-ˌtīz\