In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
QUANTIZATION
quantization, quantisation
(noun) the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quantization (countable and uncountable, plural quantizations)
(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
(countable, physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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