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- | Quantization is a phenomenon where the constraints of the physical system have the effect that some physical quantity only appears in discrete jumps, while all values in between physically forbidden. | + | Sometimes when people talk about ``quantization", what they really mean is //discretization//, i.e., a phenomenon where the constraints of the physical system have the effect that some physical quantity only appears in discrete jumps, while all values in between are physically forbidden. |
The easiest example is a rope that is held under constant tension by two hands: | The easiest example is a rope that is held under constant tension by two hands: |