Quantized
//ˈkwɒntʌɪzd//
"Quantized" in a Sentence (1 examples)
This is very clear for the standing waves on a guitar string: the fundamental has a wavelength of twice the length of the string, and the next longest allowed wavelength is equal to the length of the string. There is no standing wave with a wavelength between these two and so we can say that the allowed wavelengths on a guitar string are quantized.
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