Definition of "quantize" []

• Physics To limit the possible values of (a magnitude or quantity) to a discrete set of values by quantum mechanical rules. (verb-transitive)
• Physics To apply quantum mechanics or the quantum theory to. (verb-transitive)

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• "“I asked you to use your own words, and quantize is what you came up with?”"
• "Hannes: You can't naively quantize gravity that is true."
• "Finally, quantize the theory by promoting one variable in the canonical pair to a differential operator."