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discretize
  1. (mathematics) To convert a continuous space into an equivalent discrete space for the purposes of easier calculation.
  2. Examples:
    1. “To make the solution feasible, compromises must be made in the resolution of the grids used to discretize the equations.”
      “The number of computational grid cells required to discretize down to this length scale was prohibitive.”
      “A finite difference approach is employed to discretize the system of Eqs.”
discretise
  1. (transitive, Britain) Alternative form of discretize
discretises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discretise
discretizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discretize
discretised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of discretise
  2. Examples:
    1. “Spatial domain is discretised by a numerical mesh consisting of a finite number of contiguous control volumes of completely arbitrary topology.”
      “The elliptic boundary value problem that has to be solved in every time-step is discretised by the standard finite element method.”
      “To make comparisons between depths, treatments, and regions, the depth was discretised in intervals of 50 mm.”
discretized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of discretize
  2. Examples:
    1. “Approximations are made when the world is represented using continuous models and when these continuous models are discretized.”
      “The particle counters will also record the particle counts both by number and size that have been discretized into appropriate sizes.”
      “The buckling panel is discretized in finite quadrilateral or, if necessary, triangular elements.”
discretising
  1. present participle of discretise
discretizing
  1. present participle of discretize
  2. Examples:
    1. “Ten categories appear to be sufficient for discretizing the integral over parameters.”
      “For the continuous distributions of selection coefficients, calculations are performed by discretizing the density function using 10 categories.”
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