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Where does “quantization” come from?

Quantization comes from English quantize, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -atio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ti-, a suffix forming action nouns.

quantization (English): The process of approximating a continuous signal...

Definitions

  1. The process of approximating a continuous signal...

Ancestry of “quantization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
2Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
3Old French-ation-ation
4Latin-ātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “quantization”

  • dequantization
  • prequantization
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →