Meanings
verbdiscretize (third-person singular simple present discretizes, present participle discretizing, simple past and past participle discretized)
present singular third person discretizes · participle present discretizing · participle past discretized · past discretized · alternative discretise
- transitivecomputingTo convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.
- broadlytransitiveTo represent (any spectrum of reality) as a set of discrete categories or classes; to categorize (a spectral aspect of reality) by lumping together some of its finer distinctions.
A rainbow truly contains thousands of color values but can usually be discretized by human sentience into bands of primary and secondary colors.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Narrower
Origin
Translations
Dutch discretiseren
- discretiserenconvert continuous space into discrete space
French discrétiser
- discrétiserconvert continuous space into discrete space
German diskretisieren
- diskretisierenconvert continuous space into discrete space
Icelandic strjála
- strjálaconvert continuous space into discrete space
Italian discretizzare
- discretizzareconvert continuous space into discrete space
Polish zdyskretyzować
- zdyskretyzowaćconvert continuous space into discrete space
Swedish diskretisera
- diskretiseraconvert continuous space into discrete space
Cite this entry
APA
discretize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretize
MLA
“discretize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discretize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discretize.
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