compute vs quantise

quantise vs compute

compute and quantise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compute	No	No	Yes	No
quantise	No	No	Yes	No

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

compute: make a mathematical calculation or computation
quantise: 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 compute include quantize, 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.

compute (verb)	quantise (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
	approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values

Difference between compute and quantise

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