different between quantize vs digitize

English

Alternative forms

• quantise

Verb

quantize (third-person singular simple present quantizes, present participle quantizing, simple past and past participle quantized)

1. (transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
2. (transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
3. (transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale

Derived terms

• quantization

Descendants

• ? Spanish: cuantizar

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• digitise
• digitilize

Etymology

digit +? -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?d??ta?z/

Verb

digitize (third-person singular simple present digitizes, present participle digitizing, simple past and past participle digitized)

1. (transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits
2. To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value
3. (transitive, obsolete) To finger.

Synonyms

• (represent in binary): digitalize

Related terms

• digitization
• digitisation

Translations