quantization
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- noun
- /ˌkwɒntɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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cuantización
- The quantization of energy levels in an atom explains why electrons occupy specific orbitals.
- quantization of space
- quantization of redshift
- quantization of electric charge
So this normal method of quantization doesn't work.
- So this normal method of quantization doesn't work.
- So the first thing we want to understand is the quantization of spin.
- Indeed, the whole idea of quantization is much less well defined than you might hope.
- Besides that, there are internal inconsistencies in the theories, like the missing quantisation of gravity.
Examples
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Digital imaging relies on the quantization of color values to convert analog signals into digital format.
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High-quality audio recordings of the speakers were made at 44.1 kHz sampling frequency and 16-bit quantization.
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So the first thing we want to understand is the quantization of spin.
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Indeed, the whole idea of quantization is much less well defined than you might hope.
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So this normal method of quantization doesn't work.
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The simulation results presented here include 16-bit quantization of the test signals and hearing aid output.
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The model has been implemented using floating-point arithmetic, so quantization effects in the digital filters are not significant.
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JPEG is a clever technique that does quantization in the Fourier domain.
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Paul Dirac's formal quantization of the electromagnetic field offered a more sophisticated view of photons.
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As inconclusive efforts continued for months, Stern's assessment of space quantization wavered between conviction and rejection.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
A process that changes continuous numbers or functions into separate parts
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quantization comes from the root quant-, which means 'how much' and is the same root as quantity and quantum. A helpful way to remember it is to think of cutting something into small, fixed 'amounts', and that is why quantization means dividing values into separate quantities in physics and digital work.