Meanings
- uncountableInformation science adapted to deal with information held and/or handled by quantum systems, i.e., in which information is measured in qubits instead of classical bits.
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Foundational investigations in quantum mechanics, both experimental and theoretical, gave birth to the field of quantum information science. Nevertheless, the foundations of quantum mechanics themselves remain hotly debated in the scientific community, and no consensus on essential questions has been reached. [...]
2013 January 6, Schlosshauer Maximilian with Kofler Johannes and Zeilinger Anton, “A Snapshot of Foundational Attitudes Toward Quantum Mechanics”, in arXiv.org, number 1301.1069v1, page 1Synonyms: QIS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInformation science adapted to deal with information held and/or handled by quantum systems, i.e., in which information is measured in qubits instead of classical bits.
Translations
Finnish kvantti-informaatiotiede
- kvantti-informaatiotiedeTranslations
French informatique quantique
- informatique quantiqueTranslations
German Quanteninformatik, Quanteninformationsverarbeitung
- QuanteninformatikTranslations
- QuanteninformationsverarbeitungTranslations
Polish informatyka kwantowa
- informatyka kwantowaTranslations
Spanish información y comunicación cuántica
- información y comunicación cuánticaTranslations
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quantum information science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20information%20science
“quantum information science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20information%20science. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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