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Discretize vs Quantize - What's the difference?

discretize | quantize |

As verbs the difference between discretize and quantize

is that discretize is (transitive|mathematics|computing) to convert a continuous space into an equivalent discrete space for the purposes of easier calculation while quantize is (physics) to limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics.

discretize

English

Alternative forms

* discretise (UK )

Verb

(discretiz)
  • (transitive, mathematics, computing) To convert a continuous space into an equivalent discrete space for the purposes of easier calculation.

    • Derived terms

    * discretization * discretizer

    quantize

    English

    Verb

    (quantiz)
  • (physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
  • (telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
  • (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