quantize vs cipher

cipher vs quantize

quantize is not a noun while cipher is a noun.

quantize and cipher both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cipher is a hypernym of quantize; that is, cipher is a word with a broader meaning than quantize:

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
cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation

Other hypernyms of quantize include calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.

quantize (noun)	cipher (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

quantize (verb)	cipher (verb)
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	make a mathematical calculation or computation
approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values	convert ordinary language into code

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