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W state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 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.

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From the first initial of Wolfgang Dür, one of the first people to report this state.