1. converting a continuous signal or measurement into discrete digital values
Usage: technical; electronics; computing
2. applying the principles of quantum mechanics to a physical system
Usage: physics; technical

Examples

• The engineer is quantizing the analog audio signal for digital storage.
• Modern computers work by quantizing continuous data into binary code.
• The physicist spent years quantizing the electromagnetic field equations.
• Digital cameras work by quantizing light intensity into pixel values.
• The process of quantizing sound waves creates some loss of information.
• Scientists are quantizing gravity to unify it with other fundamental forces.