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Re:Show HN: Quantum Coin Flip - The most random coin flip on... by theogravity on Monday February 26, 2024 @01:30PM (#39515048)

I was following it ok until I reached the section around "basis state". It doesn't actually explain what a "basis state" is.

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Re:Show HN: Quantum Coin Flip - The most random coin flip on... by jeanmayer on Monday February 26, 2024 @03:09PM (#39516197)

That makes sense. It's a bit complex, but if you're interested, you can learn more here: https://quantum.country/qcvc

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Re:Show HN: Quantum Coin Flip - The most random coin flip on... by fisxoj on Monday February 26, 2024 @02:29PM (#39515790)

A basis state would be one of the fundamental states a quantum thing can be in. A classical computing bit has states of 1 and 0 that are analagous to |1> and |0> basis states in a quantum state. A quantum bit would be in a mxture of both.

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