qubit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of qubit
C20: from qu ( antum ) + bit 4
Example Sentences
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I was under the impression that a logical qubit had perfect fidelity.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Rather than targeting raw qubit count, the company has shifted its focus to fidelity-driven scaling, ensuring its hardware reaches specific performance benchmarks before increasing system size.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
In the experiment, the scientists generated three separate time-bin qubit states both deterministically and randomly using a self-stabilized time-bin encoder.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
In fact, its companies represent between them the full range of qubit types – all the routes physicists are hoping will lead to the first reliable and ultra-powerful quantum computer.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
When the qubit is taken out of superposition, its value between 1 and 0—representing a probability—is captured.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
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