Quantization

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

quan·ti·za·tion

• AHD: /kwântÄ­zāshôn/

Etymology

quant(um) + -ization

Noun

quantization

1. the process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
2. ((physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory.

Translations

• Catalan: quántizació
• Finnish: kvantittuminen
• French: quantisation
• Greek: κβάντωση (kvantosi or kvandosi) f. (el)
• Hungarian: kvantálás
• Italian: quantizzazione
• Japanese: 量子 (?ne)
• Latin: quantizatio m.
• Portuguese: quantizacão
• Russian: квантование (kvantovanie)
• Spanish: quantización m.
• Swedish: kvantisering c.fr:quantization