quantum computing

American  

[kwahn-tuhm-kuhm-pyoot-ing] / ˈkwɑn təm kəmˈpyut ɪŋ /

noun

1. the field of computer science concerned with the development and use of quantum computers.

2. the use of quantum computers to process and store data.

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Example Sentences

At its core, the report found that breaking into a crypto wallet through quantum computing may take fewer resources than previously expected.

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Specifically, Google’s new paper showed a 20-fold reduction in the quantum computing power needed to break the type of math-based security system that secures transactions on bitcoin and ether.

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BTQ Technologies is developing a separate version of the bitcoin blockchain that it claims will be safe against quantum computing, and it plans to launch its own cryptocurrency in the future.

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Still, the crypto industry has been working to defend against quantum computing as it accelerates, Rasmussen noted.

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A big part of that could be mining the moon for natural resources, such as water or rarer materials, including helium-3, an isotope that can be used as a cooling agent in quantum computing and that might provide somewhat cheap and clean fusion energy.

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