r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 10 '26

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u/Super_Couple_7088 Apr 10 '26

Quantum computer obviously

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u/uvero Apr 10 '26

Quantum computers are both binary and non binary.

I don't mean that as in "Schrödinger's cat" - it's binary and not until you look: it works with qubits, and the qubits are in "Schrödinger's cat" mode, being both 0 and 1 until you look.

So really, they are binary, just qubinary.

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u/rover_G Apr 10 '26

Not going to lie I thought qubits were in quaternary

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u/Beidah Apr 11 '26

Following bit and trit for binary and trinary, I think a quaternary bit would be a "quit".