Quantize vs Quantitate - What's the difference?
quantize | quantitate |
(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
To measure the quantity of. Especially with high accuracy and including measurement uncertainty, as in quantitative analysis.