qubit
/ˈkjubɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
- "Quantum computing, on the other hand, is based on quantum bits, or qubits."
- "Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform."
- "Google’s Sycamore computer has all of 53 qubits to its name, as does a new IBM computer, installed online at the company’s Quantum Computation Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. System One, IBM’s black cube from tomorrow, only has 20 qubits."
- "By harnessing that odd behavior, scientists can instead build a quantum bit, or qubit, which stores a combination of 1 and 0. Two qubits can hold four values at once. And as the number of qubits grows, a quantum computer becomes exponentially more powerful."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkjubɪt/
- British English: /ˈkjuːbɪt/