quantise
verb
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
Types & categories
- estimate hypernym
Related & opposite
- quantization derivation
- telecommunication domain topic
Sense 2 verb
apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
Quantize gravity
Types & categories
- calculate hypernym
Related & opposite
- quantization derivation
- physics domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quantization |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | telecommunication |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | estimate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quantization |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | calculate |