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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The physicists also showed that the system was quantized, or only gained or lost energy in specific amounts, the committee said—demonstrating another principle macroscopically.
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Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Indeed, this superconducting electronic circuit does have quantized energy levels, only emitting or absorbing energy in specific quantities.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Magnons are quantized excitations that carry angular momentum in a material’smagnetic structure.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s much easier in times when work on quantizing and foundation models and lower-bit systems has ushered in edge AI – the ability to locate the AI where the data already is, rather than porting it to centralized data centers.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Whether it was not fully quantized is really a different story.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
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
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Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Indeed, this superconducting electronic circuit does have quantized energy levels, only emitting or absorbing energy in specific quantities.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Magnons are quantized excitations that carry angular momentum in a material’smagnetic structure.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s much easier in times when work on quantizing and foundation models and lower-bit systems has ushered in edge AI – the ability to locate the AI where the data already is, rather than porting it to centralized data centers.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Whether it was not fully quantized is really a different story.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
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
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“Quantize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantize. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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