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Qubit vs Trit - What's the difference?

qubit | trit |

In computing terms the difference between qubit and trit

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 trit is the ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental unit of information that may take any of three distinct states.

qubit

English

(wikipedia qubit)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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:
  • Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform.

    Synonyms

    * qbit * quantum bit

    Derived terms

    * multiqubit

    See also

    * bit, nat, ban

    trit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental unit of information that may take any of three distinct states.
  • Derived terms

    * qutrit