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Quantum advantage may not be the perfect term, but it seems to be a better fit than quantum supremacy. The former term conveys a sense that it has a limited sco
by excalibur 7y ago
Quantum advantage may not be the perfect term, but it seems to be a better fit than quantum supremacy. The former term conveys a sense that it has a limited scope, while the latter seems to imply that it beats classical across the board, or in the majority of cases, or even just in the ones we care about.
I get that the term quantum supremacy was coined long ago, by people who were most likely not looking at the event with the degree of granularity that our present technologies require. It's just unfortunate that what made sense on a macro level becomes illogical when looking at the minutiae.
Although I suppose this IS fitting in a way, since it parallels quantum mechanics itself.
- marcosdumay 7y agoFrom now on, quantum computers will beat classical computers, one problem at a time, until they are the only viable option for all the quantum easy problems (no we don't know exactly what those are). Supremacy seems quite fitting.
- excalibur 7y agoI think you overestimate the accomplishment at hand.
- marcosdumay 7y agoYou are only looking at one accomplishment, when the name is meant to apply to an entire period.