quantum computer
noun[C]
uk/ˌkwɒn.təm kəmˈpjuː.tər/us/ˌkwɑːn.t̬əm kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/acomputerthat doescertaintypesofcomplicatedcalculationsmuchfasterthan atraditionalcomputer, usingqubits(=unitsofcomputerinformationthat havequantumcharacteristics)insteadofbits(=unitsofcomputerinformationthat must be either 0 or 1):
Aquantumcomputerwould need hundreds or thousands of qubits to domeaningfulwork.
Aquantumcomputercouldeasilyfactorlargeintegers,allowingthem tobreakmost cryptographicsystems.
- At thepresenttimequantumcomputersaremostlytheoreticalconstructs.
- It is the firstquantumcomputertosimulateandcalculatethebehaviourof amolecularquantumsystem.
- As qubits areaddedto aquantumcomputer, thepossibilitiesmultiplywithstunningspeed.
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