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subatomic

[suhb-uh-tom-ik] / ˌsʌb əˈtɒm ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
molecular
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I often wonder: Does their categorizing need extend to the subatomic realm?

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Quantum computers instead use qubits, which are often subatomic particles such as photons.

From Science Daily Dec. 23, 2025

Powerful systems like the System Two operate based on the principles of quantum mechanics, the science behind atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

From Barron's Dec. 10, 2025

Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, that leverage the rules of subatomic physics to process information in multiple states simultaneously.

From MarketWatch Oct. 25, 2025

A more modem version is the calculation of the approximate number of subatomic bits that would fill up the universe.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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