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[kwon-tuhm] / ˈkwɒn təm /
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quantity
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Quantum computing, by contrast, “just in its nature of being able to have infinite outcomes at each bit, can look at lots and lots of different outcomes at the same time,” Newman said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

D-Wave Quantum jumped 14%, Infleqtion added 11%, and Rigetti Computing surged nearly 20%.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Quantum mechanics governs nature at the smallest scales such as particles, while Einstein’s theory of general relativity applies to gravity and spacetime.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Quantum has the potential to move the needle on research in national security, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals and finance — areas, Newman explained, where outcomes can be “infinitely complex.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Quantum mechanics has a similar problem, a problem related to the zero-point energy.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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