verb🔗ShareTo limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics"Because energy at the atomic level is not continuous, scientists say energy is "quantized" into small packets, so the atom can only absorb or emit specific amounts. "physicssciencetheorytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values"To save space on my phone, I had to quantize the audio recordings of my lectures, reducing the quality but making the file sizes much smaller. "signalelectronicstechnologycomputingmathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale"The drummer decided to quantize the slightly off-beat hi-hat part so it would sound perfectly in time with the rest of the song. "musictechnologysoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
