Concept record · edition 0.1.0

Quantum circuit

What the term means here

An ordered sequence of operations and measurements acting on qubits.

Why it matters

Algorithms are expressed as circuits and must be compiled to a particular device.

Related claims · 2

Sources used here

authoritative report · verified

Quantum Information Science

NASA · 2025

Authoritative public orientation on quantum information science and its research context.

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primary paper · verified

Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer

Peter W. Shor · 1995

Primary source for the factoring and discrete-logarithm algorithm.

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