# quantization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #50,753

## Definitions
1. The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
2. A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta

## Etymology
From quantize + -ation.

## Source
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