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quantum bit

n.
The smallest unit of information in a quantum computer, existing in a superposition of two states (1 and 0), and settling on one state or the other only when a measurement of the state is made in order to retrieve the output of the computation. Also called qubit.
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In a quantum system, the information storage unit, similar to a physical medium, is in quantum bits. Compared with a classical bit, the state of a quantum bit |[psi]> can be any linear superposition state between '0' and '1', which is denoted as
Despite beginning work on quantum computing 12 years ago, Microsoft has yet to produce a working qubit, or quantum bit -- the basic building block of quantum machines.
The team from the University of New South Wales say they have invented a new chip design based on a new type of quantum bit, the basic unit of information in a quantum computer, known as a qubit.
The proposed QPSEC-DS technique uses quantum key distribution approach for encoding the quantum bit with the use of quantum phase shift.
IBM's quantum computers are currently running with 16 and 17 quantum bit (qubit) processors.
* The release of a new API (Application Program Interface) for the IBM Quantum Experience that enables developers and programmers to begin building interfaces between its existing five quantum bit (qubit) cloud-based quantum computer and classical computers, without needing a deep background in quantum physics.
The main procedure of SVM parameters optimization can be described as follows: according to the variation ranges of kernel function parameter and penalty factor, constructing chromosomal genes with quantum bit coding system, so the evolutionary population which includes several chromosomes can be generated.
Quantum computing on a small scale using trapped ions (charged atoms) is carried out by aligning individual laser beams onto individual ions with each ion forming a quantum bit. However, a large-scale quantum computer would need billions of quantum bits, therefore requiring billions of precisely aligned lasers, one for each ion.
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