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dequantize

dequantize verb: to convert a digital signal to an analog one.

Verb

dequantize (third-person singular simple present dequantizes, present participle dequantizing, simple past and past participle dequantized)

  1. To convert a digital signal to an analog one.
  2. To treat a quantum mechanical system in terms of classical mechanics.

Forms of dequantize

third-person singular presentdequantizes
present participledequantizing
past participledequantized
pastdequantized

Origin of dequantize

From de- + quantize.

Questions about dequantize

What does dequantize mean?
Dequantize means to convert a digital signal to an analog one.
What part of speech is dequantize?
Dequantize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dequantize?
The past tense of dequantize is dequantized.

Words near dequantize in the dictionary

  1. dequantitated
  2. dequantitates
  3. dequantitating
  4. dequantization
  5. dequantizations
  6. dequantize
  7. dequantized
  8. dequantizes
  9. dequantizing
  10. dequaternize
  11. dequaternized

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