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discretization

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[dih-skree-tuh-zey-shuhn] / dɪˌskri təˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. the act or process of making mathematically discrete.

  2. the process of dividing a geometry into finite elements to prepare for analysis.


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To reduce the effect of discretization on the entropy calculation in both analyses, clusters of tag sequences were included in the analysis only if they had a minimum of 20 tag sequences.

From Nature Oct. 31, 2017

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