Discretizes
/dɪˈskrɪtəˌsaɪzɪz/
Definitions
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of discretize, which means to convert continuous legal data or phenomena into discrete categories for analysis or application.
The statute discretizes offenders into distinct categories based on the severity of their crimes.
Forms
- discretize
- discretized
- discretizing
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Commentary
"Discretizes" is chiefly a technical term used in legal analytics or statutory interpretation when continuous information is legally segmented; it is mostly used as a verb and rarely appears as a base term in legal texts.
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