qubit
noun[C]
computingspecializeduk/ˈkjuː.bɪt/us/ˈkjuː.bɪt/aunitofinformationused inquantumcomputing(=computingthat doescertaintypesofcomplicatedcalculationsmuchfasterthantraditionalcomputing)that can be either 0 or 1 or acombinationof thesevalues:
A qubit is a "quantumdigit" and is thequantumcomputingequivalentof abit.
Each qubit isbasedon somepropertyof afundamentalparticle, such as thespinof an atom'snucleus.
- Apairof qubits could be in four differentstatesatonce.
- Somephysicistsbelievefullyquantumcomputerswill never beabletotameenough qubits to beuseful.
- Though a qubit may, for a while, be in astateof superposition between 0 and 1, it musteventuallychoosebetween the two.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
- Turing test