quantize

Verb quantize has 2 senses

• quantize(v = verb.cognition) quantise - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values;
is one way to approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge
Derived form noun quantization₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• quantize(v = verb.cognition) 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"
is one way to calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
Derived form noun quantization₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something