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.
Source record →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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