Meanings
plural discretizations · alternative discretisation · alternative discretation
- countableuncountablecognitive sciencecomputingThe act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements
BLAZE Multiphysics has many features from: discretation, temporal resolution, user modification and post processing.
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Analyses all required a planar mathematical discretization of a region containing a prescribed number of cells with prescribed orientations.
For extensional-stress resolving 'shelfy stream' models, differences between model results were mainly due to the choice of spatial discretization.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishdiscrete
- Englishdiscretize
- Englishdiscretization
From discretize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French discrétisation
- discrétisationact of discretizing
German Diskretisierung
- Diskretisierungact of discretizing
Icelandic strjálun
- strjálunact of discretizing
Japanese 離散化
- 離散化act of discretizing
Korean 불연속화
- 불연속화 (buryeonsokhwa)act of discretizing
Polish dyskretyzacja
- dyskretyzacjaact of discretizing
Russian дискретизация
- дискретизация (diskretizacija)act of discretizing
Swedish diskretisering
- diskretiseringact of discretizing
Cite this entry
discretization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretization
“discretization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discretization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretization.
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