discretize

Meaning

Verb

• To convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.
• To represent (any spectrum of reality) as a set of discrete categories or classes; to categorize (a spectral aspect of reality) by lumping together some of its finer distinctions.

Related

Opposite words

• smooth

Narrower meaning words

• binarize
• dichotomize

Origin

• discrete + -ize