Definition of Quantization

1. Noun. The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory.

Exact synonyms: Quantisation
Generic synonyms: Division
Derivative terms: Quantise, Quantize, Quantize

Definition of Quantization

1. Noun. (uncountable signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values. ¹

2. Noun. (countable physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quantization

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quantization

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Literary usage of Quantization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1843)
"In this quantization, particles of negative energies are considered, but it seems quite natural that they will be present in a relativistic theory of second ..."

2. Yang-Mills, Kaluza-Klein, and the Einstein Program by Robert Hermann (1978)
"INTRODUCTION “LOCAL” AND “GLOBAL” quantization What I am calling the Einstein program for elementary particle physics involves integrating quantum mechanics ..."

3. Gauge Fields and Cartan-Ehresmann Connections by Robert Hermann (1975)
"THE quantization PROBLEM FOR DEGENERATE LAGRANGIANS The results of Section 2 are ... the “quantization” problem involves two mathematical components: ..."

4. Quantum and Fermion Differential Geometry by Robert Hermann (1977)
"Some Remarks about quantization on a General Symplectic Manifold What we have done basically is to reinterpret the Weyl quantization procedure so that it ..."

5. Descartes's Theory of Light and Refraction: A Discourse on Method by A. Mark Smith (1987)
"The quantization of Light It is only natural that, having successfully reduced the physical act of illumination to terms of discrete points, lines, ..."

6. Cartanian Geometry, Nonlinear Waves, and Control Theory. by Robert Hermann (1980)
"BOHR-SOMMERFELD quantization OF EINSTEIN GRAVITATION Let W, u , u. be as in Section 4. Construct the forms 0 ,n.,A, with i ii ii dA ..."

7. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"Magnetic flux quantization also affects the distribution of currents in superconducting electronic circuits, and sets a lower limit to the signal levels ..."

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