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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quan•tize (kwon′tīz),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. - Mathematics, Physicsto restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- Physicsto change the description of (a physical system) from classical to quantum-mechanical, usually resulting in discrete values for observable quantities, as energy or angular momentum.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] quan′tise. quan′ti•za′tion, n. |