Qubit vs Computer - What's the difference?
qubit | computer |
(computing) A quantum bit; the unit of quantum information; a bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition.
* 2012 , ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist , 25 Feb 2012:
(now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
* 1927 , J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays , page 173
* 2003 , (Bill Bryson), A Short History of Nearly Everything , BCA, page 116:
by restriction, a male computer, where the female computer is called a computress
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
As nouns the difference between qubit and computer
is that qubit is (computing) a quantum bit; the unit of quantum information; a bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition while computer is calculator, computer.qubit
English
(wikipedia qubit)Noun
(en noun)- Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform.
Synonyms
* qbit * quantum bitDerived terms
* multiqubitSee also
* bit, nat, bancomputer
Noun
(en noun)- Only a few years ago Mr. Powers, an American computer , disproved a hypothesis about prime numbers which had held the field for more than 250 years.
- One Harvard computer , Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.
