(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quartzes
quartzes
noun
plural of quartz
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quatorze
quatorze
noun
(card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
