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Quantising
- verb - 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"
- approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
Quantities
- noun - an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
Quantitive
- - Estimable according to quantity; quantitative.
Quantizing
- verb - 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"
- approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
Quarantine
- noun - enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Quarreling
- verb - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
Quartation
- - The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting.
Quartering
- verb - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- divide by four; divide into quarters
- divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
- dividing into four equal parts
- living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- provide housing for (military personnel)
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Quassation
- - The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken.
Quaternion
- noun -
- a form of extended complex number in mathematics