quan·tize /ˈkwɑnˌtaɪz/
  數值化;數字轉換
  quan·tize /ˈkwɑntˌtaɪz/ 及物動詞
  量子化
  quantize
  量化; 數字轉換( 把連續量轉換成數字 ); 量子化
  quantize
       v 1: telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying
            continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is
            restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values [syn:
            quantise]
       2: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible
          values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or
          system) so that certain variables can assume only certain
          discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a
          common factor; "Quantize gravity" [syn: quantise]