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QUBIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Atomic Physics
- Relativity (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quantum bit
1, record 1, English, quantum%20bit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- qubit 2, record 1, English, qubit
correct
- qbit 3, record 1, English, qbit
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] basic unit of quantum information ... physically realized with a two-state device. 3, record 1, English, - quantum%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Short for quantum bit, a qubit is similar to the classical computer bit, but where a bit is represented as a 0 or a 1, or "on" or "off," a qubit can be either or both at the same time. It is the qubit's versatility that allows it to perform efficient calculations at rates exponentially greater than current computer processes. 4, record 1, English, - quantum%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Physique atomique
- Relativité (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- qubit
1, record 1, French, qubit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bit quantique 2, record 1, French, bit%20quantique
correct, masculine noun
- qu-bit 3, record 1, French, qu%2Dbit
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité d'information dont le support physique est un système quantique à deux états superposables. 4, record 1, French, - qubit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le qubit ressemble à un bit d'ordinateur classique, mais contrairement à celui-ci qui peut être représenté par 0 ou par 1 [...] il peut avoir n'importe laquelle de ces valeurs ou ces deux valeurs en même temps. 5, record 1, French, - qubit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
qubit; bit quantique : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 20 décembre 2022. 6, record 1, French, - qubit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Informática
- Física atómica
- Relatividad (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bit cuántico
1, record 1, Spanish, bit%20cu%C3%A1ntico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cúbit 2, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%BAbit
correct, masculine noun
- qubit 3, record 1, Spanish, qubit
correct, masculine noun
- qbit 2, record 1, Spanish, qbit
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de información cuántica [...] con dimensiones adicionales asociadas a las propiedades cuánticas de los átomos físicos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - bit%20cu%C3%A1ntico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un qubit […] es [para] la computación cuántica lo que el bit [es para] la clásica, es decir, es su unidad mínima de información. Mientras que el bit 8 clásico solo puede tener valor 0 o 1, el qubit puede estar en el estado 0, 1 o en una combinación de ambos. 5, record 1, Spanish, - bit%20cu%C3%A1ntico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bit cuántico; cúbit; qubit; qbit: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "cúbit" es la grafía recomendada como alternativa breve de "bit cuántico". Señala asimismo que la grafía "qubit" (en ocasiones, también "qbit") alude al bit cuántico [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - bit%20cu%C3%A1ntico
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