qubit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of qubit
C20: from qu ( antum ) + bit 4
Example Sentences
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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
Entanglement allows qubits to influence each other regardless of distance, while superposition enables a qubit to exist in multiple states at once until measured.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 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
Their model included realistic conditions, where each qubit experiences noise after every step.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
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 • Mar. 17, 2026
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