quantized Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
   quantize; quantise.
   
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; quantise.
   
   • Quantize gravity
3. adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
   quantal.
   

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