qubit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.

/ˈkjuːbɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cubit.wav kyo͞o'bĭt /ˈkjubɪt/

qubit qubits qbit

Blend of quantum + bit, a play on cubit (“historical unit of length”). Coined by American physicist Benjamin Schumacher in 1995.

quantum bit

qudit qumix ququart quregister qutrit ban nat

interqubit multiqubit qubitope squbit sub-qubit triqubit

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