cipher vs quantize

quantize vs cipher

cipher is a noun but quantize is not a noun.

cipher and quantize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No
quantize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quantize is a hyponym of cipher; that is, quantize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cipher:

cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation
quantize: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor

Other hyponyms of cipher include quantise, extract, process, prorate, miscalculate, misestimate, recalculate, average, average out, factor, factor in, factor out, add, add together, deduct, subtract, take off, multiply, divide, fraction, extrapolate, interpolate, differentiate, integrate, survey, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge, budget, capitalise, capitalize, resolve, solve.

cipher (noun)	quantize (noun)
a secret method of writing
a message written in a secret code
a person of no influence
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

cipher (verb)	quantize (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation	apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
convert ordinary language into code	approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values

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