Qubit vs Qubyte - What's the difference?
qubit | qubyte |
(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:
In computing terms the difference between qubit and qubyte
is that qubit is a quantum bit; the unit of quantum information; a bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition while qubyte is a quantum byte, one composed of eight qubits.qubit
English
(wikipedia qubit)Noun
(en noun)- Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform.
