quantize
verb
quan·tize
ˈkwän-ˌtīz 
quantized; quantizing
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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There are now even efforts to quantize INT4, which would further reduce computational overhead and energy usage, enabling AI models to run more efficiently on low-power devices like smartphones, IoT sensors and edge computing systems.
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Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Whether it was not fully quantized is really a different story.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
Most physicists presume that everything in the world is quantized, including gravity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Optimization of its CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs and myriad of micro and macro connectivity technologies that link chips, systems and racks, will all help enhance efficiency, along with quantizing models, improving software, and tweaking algorithms.
—Marco Chiappetta, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Small models rule in this space, but larger models can be quantized and optimized to run on device and in hybrid mode with cloud assist.
—Karl Freund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
However, the ambient light sensor is of low sensitivity (at 1 lux level), and the contribution of screen fluctuation is heavily quantized to ≤5 bits per measurement.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
Some scientists, like Renate Loll, believe that gravity must be quantized; others, like Jonathan Oppenheim, would bet against that idea.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
In other words, the coupling strength between the target and the source is quantized into 0 and 1.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2022
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Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Whether it was not fully quantized is really a different story.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
Most physicists presume that everything in the world is quantized, including gravity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Optimization of its CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs and myriad of micro and macro connectivity technologies that link chips, systems and racks, will all help enhance efficiency, along with quantizing models, improving software, and tweaking algorithms.
—Marco Chiappetta, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Small models rule in this space, but larger models can be quantized and optimized to run on device and in hybrid mode with cloud assist.
—Karl Freund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
However, the ambient light sensor is of low sensitivity (at 1 lux level), and the contribution of screen fluctuation is heavily quantized to ≤5 bits per measurement.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
Some scientists, like Renate Loll, believe that gravity must be quantized; others, like Jonathan Oppenheim, would bet against that idea.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
In other words, the coupling strength between the target and the source is quantized into 0 and 1.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Quantize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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quantize
transitive verb
quan·tize
variants
also British quantise
quantized also British quantised; quantizing also British quantising
1
: to subdivide (as energy) into small but measurable increments
2
: to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics
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