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

2 senses of quantize

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)

Similarity of adj quantized

1 sense of quantized

Sense 1
quantal, quantized -- (of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states)