quantum bit


nounComputers.
  1. the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer, capable of existing in two states, 0 or 1, simultaneously or at a different time.

Origin of quantum bit

1
First recorded in 1990–95
  • Also called qu·bit [kyoo-bit] /ˈkyuˌbɪt/ .

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quantum bit

  1. The smallest unit of information in a quantum computer. Unlike bits in classical systems, which are in one of two possible states labelled 1 and 0, a quantum bit exists in a superposition of these two states, settling on one or the other only when a measurement of the state is made. Also called qubit

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