Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quantise

2 senses of quantise

Sense 1
quantize, quantise -- (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)
       => estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge -- (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds")

Sense 2
quantize, quantise -- (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")
       => calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure -- (make a mathematical calculation or computation)