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What is the difference between qutrit and qubit?

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Qutrit is a related term of qubit.


In context|computing|lang=en terms the difference between qutrit and qubit

is that qutrit is (computing) a quantum unit of information that may take any of three states; the ternary equivalent of a qubit while 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.

As nouns the difference between qutrit and qubit

is that qutrit is (computing) a quantum unit of information that may take any of three states; the ternary equivalent of a qubit while 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.

qutrit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) A quantum unit of information that may take any of three states; the ternary equivalent of a qubit.
  • 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