quantization
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quantizations
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Mathematics. the restriction of a variable quantity to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
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Physics. the process of changing the description of a physical system from classical to quantum-mechanical, usually resulting in discrete values for observable quantities, such as energy or angular momentum.
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"This is the approach used by people like Dirac, Schrödinger and Wheeler. It's just good, old-fashioned quantization."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
When an electric field is applied, it changes the orientation of each atom's quantization axis.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026
While high-dimensional vectors can be compressed through vector quantization, that technique comes with its own memory issues as it requires calculating and storing additional data, “partially defeating the purpose of vector quantization,” Google said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
This revolutionary idea looks similar to Planck’s quantization of energy states in blackbody oscillators, but it is quite different.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
As systems become large, they gradually look less grainy, and quantization becomes less evident.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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