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quantum system

noun

  1. a theoretical or actual system based on quantum physics, as a supercomputer.


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The quantum system has properties only with respect to some system interacting with it.

From Time

Like Wenjun, Timothy’s work related to quantum computing — he analyzed the bounds on how much information you can glean from a quantum system.

So when searching for the correct path back to home base, the quantum system has a leg up in that it can simultaneously explore multiple routes, making it far faster than conventional, consecutive trail and error.

That’s because of an unusual trait of quantum systems, in which observing them unavoidably changes them.

This issue becomes particularly pressing when one makes a measurement on a quantum system.

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