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Quantization vs Quantizer - What's the difference?

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Quantization is a related term of quantizer.


As nouns the difference between quantization and quantizer

is that quantization is (uncountable|signal processing) the process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values while quantizer is an electronic device that samples a varying quantity (eg a waveform) and generates a digital response.

quantization

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Alternative forms

* quantisation

Noun

  • (uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.
  • (countable, physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory.

    • quantizer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response

    • Related terms

    * quantization

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