discretize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.
  2. To represent (any spectrum of reality) as a set of discrete categories or classes; to categorize (a spectral aspect of reality) by lumping together some of its finer distinctions.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

discretize discretizes discretizing discretized discretise

Etymology

From discrete + -ize.

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