cyclic shift

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noun

Computers.

a transfer of digits from one end of a machine word to the other, retaining the same order in both places.

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cyclic shift

The researchers built their approach around a mathematical property of the W state known as cyclic shift symmetry.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The breakthrough came from focusing on a special feature of W states known as cyclic shift symmetry.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

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