v.
Pronunciation: ' kwän- ˌ t ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: quan · tized ; quan · tiz · ing
Etymology: quantum
Date: 1922
1 : to subdivide (as energy) into small but measurable increments
2 : to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics
– quan · ti · za · tion \ ˌ kwän-t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
– quan · tiz · er \ ' kwän- ˌ t ī -z ə r \ noun