"discretization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: discretizations [plural]
Etymology: discretize + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discretize|ation}} discretize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} discretization (countable and uncountable, plural discretizations)
  1. (mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Synonyms: discretisation [UK], discretation (english: variant found in technical manuals) Hyponyms: dichotomization (english: special case in which n = 2) Derived forms: discretizational Related terms: quantization, dichotomization Translations (act of discretizing): discrétisation [feminine] (French), Diskretisierung [feminine] (German), strjálun [feminine] (Icelandic), 離散化 (Japanese), 불연속화 (buryeonsokhwa) (Korean), dyskretyzacja [feminine] (Polish), дискретизация (diskretizacija) [feminine] (Russian), diskretisering [common-gender] (Swedish)

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