Home › Words › Q › quantizerquantizerquantizer means an electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, quantizer ranks #15,411 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom quantize + -er.nounAn electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital responseDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.quantize 68% match — To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics vs quantizer →dequantize 61% match — To convert a digital signal to an analog one. vs quantizer →quantized 56% match — Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization (i.e. measurement). vs quantizer →quantizability 54% match — The property of being quantizable. vs quantizer →compandor 54% match — Any device used in companding vs quantizer →oversampler 54% match — A device used to oversample a signal vs quantizer →prequantization 53% match — The process of finding a quantum analog of a classical system by introducing a quantization condition. vs quantizer →scaler 53% match — An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one. vs quantizer →