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Shor's algorithm

quantum algorithm for integer factorization
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Shor's algorithm

Summary

Shor's algorithm is a quantum algorithm[1]. It draws 5,393 Wikipedia views per month (quantum_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shor's algorithm is credited with the discovery of Peter Shor[3].
  • Shor's algorithm's instance of is recorded as quantum algorithm[4].
  • Shor's algorithm's instance of is recorded as integer factorization algorithm[5].
  • Peter Shor is named after Shor's algorithm[6].
  • Shor's algorithm's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1994[7].
  • Shor's algorithm's computes solution to is recorded as integer factorization[8].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include quantum algorithm[4] and integer factorization algorithm[5].

History and Context

Peter Shor is named after Shor's algorithm[6].

Why It Matters

Shor's algorithm draws 5,393 Wikipedia views per month (quantum_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

Peter Shor

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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