quantization
nounEtymology From quantize + -ation.
1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Signal processing The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
2
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta
- Derived terms
- dequantization, prequantization, requantization, space quantization