verb Download 🔗Share To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics Examples : "The energy levels of the electrons in the atom are quantized, meaning they can only exist at specific, discrete values. " physics science theory technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values Examples : "The teacher quantized the students' test scores by assigning letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) instead of using the precise numerical values they earned. " signal electronics technology computing math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To 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 Examples : "The musician quantized the drum track to the nearest sixteenth note to make it sound perfectly in time with the rest of the song. " music technology sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization. Examples : "The energy levels in an atom are quantized, meaning they can only exist at specific, fixed amounts. " physics math technology science electronics computing technical system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading