quantumfactoringprocedure
nounUK /ˈkwɒntəm ˈfæktərɪŋ prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /ˈkwɑːntəm ˈfæktərɪŋ prəˈsiːdʒər/
A way a special super-fast computer uses to break a big number into smaller numbers that multiply together.
The scientists used a quantum factoring procedure to split the huge number into its prime pieces.
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2. A step-by-step set of quantum operations designed to find the factors of an integer.
The textbook explains the quantum factoring procedure in a chapter on Shor's algorithm.
3. The practical routine run on a quantum processor to solve a factoring problem.
Running the quantum factoring procedure on real hardware still needs error correction.
4. A theoretical method in computer science for breaking numbers apart using quantum mechanics.
Researchers compared the quantum factoring procedure with classical factoring methods.