Quantization Explained

Quantization is the process of constraining an input from a continuous or otherwise large set of values (such as the real numbers) to a discrete set (such as the integers). The term quantization may refer to:

Signal processing

• Quantization (signal processing)
  • Quantization (image processing)
    • Color quantization
  • Vector quantization
  • Quantization (music)

Physics

• Quantization (physics)
  • Canonical quantization
  • Geometric quantization

• Discrete spectrum, or otherwise discrete quantity
  • Spatial quantization
  • Charge quantization

Computing

• The process of making the signal discrete in amplitude by approximating the sampled signal to the nearest pre-defined level is called as quantization

Linguistics

• Quantization (linguistics)

Similar terms

• Quantification (science)