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Definition of Quantizer
1. Noun. An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quantizer
1. one that quantizes [n -S] - See also: quantizes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quantizer
Literary usage of Quantizer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Multivariate Analysis and Its Applications by Theodore Wilbur Anderson, Kʻai-tʻai Fang, Ingram Olkin (1994)
"An n-level quantizer Q = {y, S} of x consists of (1) a set of output vectors
y = {t/1, ... When s > 1 people often call the quantizer a block quantizer, ..."
2. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"The optimal quantizer, subject to an entropy constraint, is indeed uniform for
a large family of error distributions, but the reconstruction levels are not ..."
3. Advancing Metrology for Electrotechnology to Support the U.S. Economy by Joanne Surrette (1999)
"It combines a very high-speed digital-pattern generator with a Josephson quantizer,
and synthesizes ac voltages by summing billions of quantum voltage ..."