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w state

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
w s-tate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quantum state of three qubits which has the following shape: |W⟩=1/√(|001⟩+|010⟩+|100⟩). It is remarkable for representing a specific type of multipartite entanglement and for occurring in several applications in quantum information theory.

Etymology

From the first initial of Wolfgang Dür, one of the first people to report this state.

Inflected Forms

W states (plural)

Questions

What does w state mean?
A quantum state of three qubits which has the following shape: |W⟩=1/√(|001⟩+|010⟩+|100⟩). It is remarkable for representing a specific type of multipartite entanglement and for occurring in several applications in quantum information theory.
Where does w state come from?
From the first initial of Wolfgang Dür, one of the first people to report this state.

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