Qubit

Quick meaning: Qubit is a noun meaning (quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.

Meaning

(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.

Example Sentences

Quantum computing, on the other hand, is based on quantum bits, or qubits.

Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform.

Google’s Sycamore computer has all of 53 qubits to its name, as does a new IBM computer, installed online at the company’s Quantum Computation Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. System One, IBM’s black cube from tomorrow, only has 20 qubits.

By harnessing that odd behavior, scientists can instead build a quantum bit, or qubit, which stores a combination of 1 and 0. Two qubits can hold four values at once. And as the number of qubits grows, a quantum computer becomes exponentially more powerful.

Word Forms

• qubits

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include qbit, squbit, sub-qubit, subqubit, qudit, quantum.

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