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A simulator reports a qubit with amplitude
1
/
2
1/\sqrt{2}
1/
2
on the
∣
0
⟩
|0\rangle
∣0
⟩
basis state. What probability does that amplitude correspond to?
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1
/
4
=
0.25
1/4 = 0.25
1/4
=
0.25
2
\sqrt{2}
2
≈ 1.414
1
/
2
1/\sqrt{2}
1/
2
≈ 0.707
1
/
2
=
0.5
1/2 = 0.5
1/2
=
0.5
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