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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _quantize(x, params, randomize=True):
 """Quantize x according to params, optionally randomizing the rounding."""

  if not params.quantize:
    return x

  if not randomize:
    return tf.bitcast(
        tf.cast(x / params.quantization_scale, tf.int16), tf.float16)

  abs_x = tf.abs(x)
  sign_x = tf.sign(x)
  y = abs_x / params.quantization_scale
  y = tf.floor(y + tf.random_uniform(common_layers.shape_list(x)))
  y = tf.minimum(y, tf.int16.max) * sign_x
  q = tf.bitcast(tf.cast(y, tf.int16), tf.float16)
  return q