discretization
English
Alternative forms
- discretisation (UK)
- discretation (variant found in technical manuals)
Etymology
From discretize + -ation.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˌskɹiːtəˈzeɪʃən/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˌskɹitəˈzeɪʃən/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˌskɹiːtəˈzæɪʃən/
Noun
discretization (countable and uncountable, plural discretizations)
- (mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements
- Analyses all required a planar mathematical discretization of a region containing a prescribed number of cells with prescribed orientations.
- BLAZE Multiphysics has many features from: discretation, temporal resolution, user modification and post processing.
- 2013, Issues in Earth Sciences, Geology, and Geophysics, page 34:
- For extensional-stress resolving 'shelfy stream' models, differences between model results were mainly due to the choice of spatial discretization.
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- dichotomization (special case in which n = 2)
Derived terms
Translations
act of discretizing
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See also
- quantization
- dichotomization
- discretization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia