"W state" meaning in All languages combined

See W state on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: W states [plural]
Etymology: From the first initial of Wolfgang Dür, one of the first people to report this state. Head templates: {{en-noun}} W state (plural W states)
  1. A quantum state of three qubits which has the following shape: |W⟩=1/√(|001⟩+|010⟩+|100⟩). It is remarkable for representing a specific type of multipartite entanglement and for occurring in several applications in quantum information theory. Wikipedia link: W state
    Sense id: en-W_state-en-noun-KH6ymbkg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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