quantum computer

computational device relying on quantum mechanics
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quantum computer

Summary

quantum computer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • quantum computer is a type of computer[2].
  • quantum computer is a type of quantum system[3].
  • quantum computer is used for quantum computing[4].
  • quantum computer's Commons category is recorded as Quantum computers[5].
  • quantum computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quantum computers[6].
  • quantum computer's Commons gallery is recorded as Quantum computer[7].
  • quantum computer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/quantum-computer[8].
  • quantum computer's studied by is recorded as quantum information science[9].
  • quantum computer's studied by is recorded as quantum computing[10].
  • quantum computer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include computer[2] and quantum system[3].

Use and Application

quantum computer is used for quantum computing[4].

Influence

Things named for quantum computer include QMA[12], a complexity class[13].

Why It Matters

quantum computer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include QMA[12], a complexity class[13].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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