| VERB | cognition | quantise, quantize | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values |
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| cognition | quantise, quantize | apply quantum theory to |
| Meaning | Approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | quantize | |
| Category | telecommunication | (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance |
| Broader | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | quantize | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| Nouns | quantisation | the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory |
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