Quantize (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), quan·tized, quan·tiz·ing.
  1. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
  2. to change the description of (a physical system) from classical to quantum-mechanical, usually resulting in discrete values for observable quantities, as energy or angular momentum.
verb (tr)
  1. to restrict (a physical quantity) to one of a set of values characterized by quantum numbers
  2. to limit (a variable) to values that are integral multiples of a basic unit
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