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quantize definition

quan·tize (kwän′tīz′)

transitive verb quantized -·tized′, quantizing -·tiz′·ing

  1. Math. to express in multiples of a basic unit
    1. Physics to limit (an observable quantity) to multiples of some small, indivisible unit, as a quantum
    2. to express in terms of the quantum theory

Etymology: < quantum + -ize

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