quantize

verb

quan·​tize ˈkwän-ˌtīz 

quantized; quantizing

transitive verb

1

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

2

: to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics

quantization

ˌkwän-tə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

quantizer

ˈkwän-ˌtī-zər 

noun

Examples of quantize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

quantum

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quantize

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise

Medical Definition

quantize

transitive verb

quan·​tize

variants also British quantise

ˈkwänt-ˌtīz 

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

quantization noun

also British quantisation

ˌkwän-tə-ˈzā-shən 

quantizer noun

also British quantiser

ˈkwän-ˌtī-zər