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Quantum Instruction Set - Computerphile

Name: Quantum Instruction Set - Computerphile
Uploaded: 2018-06-01
Description: What connects a high-level quantum program with lower-level operations? Computerphile explores a quantum instruction set in this software-focused discussion. It is a companion to circuit lessons and hardware tours, with the important distinction that a particular instruction set is one implementation choice, not the definition of quantum computing.

Original upload Jun 1, 2018

Engineers installing an IBM Quantum System One cryogenic assembly at Fraunhofer

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What connects a high-level quantum program with lower-level operations? Computerphile explores a quantum instruction set in this software-focused discussion. It is a companion to circuit lessons and hardware tours, with the important distinction that a particular instruction set is one implementation choice, not the definition of quantum computing.

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