noun
- devices or algorithms that convert continuous signals or data into discrete values by reducing the number of possible amplitude levels
Usage: technical; electronics; digital signal processing
Examples
- The audio engineer adjusted the quantizers to reduce file size.
- Digital cameras use quantizers to convert light measurements into pixel values.
- The quantizers in the analog-to-digital converter had 8-bit resolution.
- Modern quantizers can process signals at very high frequencies.
- The music producer used quantizers to align the drum beats to the grid.
- Quantizers are essential components in digital recording equipment.