quantize

IPA: kwɑntaɪz

(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).

Examples of "quantize" in Sentences

Now with hbar = 1 if we quantize this Hamiltonian with
Hannes: You can't naively quantize gravity that is true.
So quantize in a Fourier basis on the n-dimensional torus.
“I asked you to use your own words, and quantize is what you came up with?”
This is an undecided question that ultimately requires knowing how to quantize gravity.
Radiation exposure can have very long term effects and are often difficult to quantize.
Ted, you've totally missed something critical - you've attempting to quantize social costs.
Finally, quantize the theory by promoting one variable in the canonical pair to a differential operator.
These loopy ideas don't pass elementary tests AFAIU, such as showing how one can quantize axiomatically or how to extract dynamics.
Really you have to quantize the electromagnetic field, and then the interaction between charged particles is governed by the exchange of photons, which are excitations of the EM field.