quantize

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quan·tize | \ ˈkwän-ˌtīz

quantized; quantizing

Definition of quantize

transitive verb

1 : to subdivide (something, such as energy) into small but measurable increments

2 : to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics

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Recent Examples on the Web General relativity paints a continuous picture of space-time while in quantum mechanics everything is quantized in discrete chunks. — Quanta Magazine, "How Holography Could Help Solve Quantum Gravity," 14 Nov. 2018 But not only does asymptotic safety provide a link between testable low energies and inaccessible high energies — as the above examples demonstrate — the approach is also not necessarily in conflict with other ways of quantizing gravity. — Quanta Magazine, "Why an Old Theory of Everything Is Gaining New Life," 8 Jan. 2018 In the 1960s, Richard Feynman and Bryce DeWitt set out to quantize gravity using the same techniques that had successfully transformed electromagnetism into the quantum theory called quantum electrodynamics. — Quanta Magazine, "Why an Old Theory of Everything Is Gaining New Life," 8 Jan. 2018 Electronauts leverages the iMac Pro’s processing power not just for VR rendering and physics (though obviously, those are quite taxing) but to quantize the music. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "The iMac Pro is now available—here’s how people are already using it," 14 Dec. 2017

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