qubit

British  

/ ˈkjuːbɪt /

noun

1. computing a quantum bit

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qubit Scientific  

/ kyo̅o̅′bĭt′ /

1. See quantum bit

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Etymology

Origin of qubit

C20: from _qu ( _antum ) + _bit ⁴

Example Sentences

Quantum machines are sensitive to noise, or outside interference that disrupts a qubit’s state and causes errors.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We'd like to see how the qubit is resonating with the rest of the circuit. In the frequency domain, we'd like to benchmark it with other frequency-domain simulations to give us greater confidence that, quantitatively, the simulation is correct."

From Science Daily

With each qubit added to a chip, the chip becomes exponentially more powerful, as qubits can talk to each other, informing each other of their state.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the qubit is taken out of superposition, its value between 1 and 0—representing a probability—is captured.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have significantly increased how quickly changes in delicate quantum states can be detected inside a qubit.

From Science Daily