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Recent Examples of quantum
Efforts to prepare enterprise data security for potential quantum-era threats are underway, though many organizations may still be early in their planning.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The center will serve as an innovation hub, and IBM will be hiring for full-time roles in AI, cybersecurity, data science, quantum and more, the company said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
But quantum mechanically, position and momentum can’t be simultaneously defined for any quantum of matter or energy; that’s one clear illustration of an inherent contradiction between these two frameworks for viewing the Universe.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
To make the machines more reliable, the industry needs solutions to two problems: quantum error correction and calibration, Huang noted in the April 13 press release.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The center will serve as an innovation hub, and IBM will be hiring for full-time roles in AI, cybersecurity, data science, quantum and more, the company said.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
But quantum mechanically, position and momentum can’t be simultaneously defined for any quantum of matter or energy; that’s one clear illustration of an inherent contradiction between these two frameworks for viewing the Universe.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
To make the machines more reliable, the industry needs solutions to two problems: quantum error correction and calibration, Huang noted in the April 13 press release.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantum
Noun
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There is no small amount of homoeroticism in these pictures, for instance.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is a good quarterback room that should be able to keep the ship afloat if Prescott misses a small amount of time.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inventory at the Statesmen Market primarily depends on what the Greater Chicago Food Depository has to offer, but there is an online system for Kennedy-King to order select items and quantities from the pantry’s warehouse.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mining generates large quantities of toxic waste and wastewater containing heavy metals, acids and radioactive residues.—
Abraham Nunbogu,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Quantum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantum. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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