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Toffoli gate

Toffoli gate noun: a three-bit computational circuit that inverts the third bit if the first two bits are set, or in other cases leaves all bits unchanged.

Noun

Toffoli gate (plural Toffoli gates)

  1. A three-bit computational circuit that inverts the third bit if the first two bits are set, or in other cases leaves all bits unchanged.
    Synonyms:
    CCNOT gate

Synonyms of Toffoli gate

Forms of Toffoli gate

pluralToffoli gates

Origin of Toffoli gate

Invented by Tommaso Toffoli.

Questions about Toffoli gate

What does Toffoli gate mean?
Toffoli gate means a three-bit computational circuit that inverts the third bit if the first two bits are set, or in other cases leaves all bits unchanged.
What part of speech is Toffoli gate?
Toffoli gate is a noun.
What is the plural of Toffoli gate?
The plural of Toffoli gate is Toffoli gates.

Words near Toffoli gate in the dictionary

  1. toffish
  2. toffishness
  3. Toffler
  4. Tofflerian
  5. Tofflers
  6. Toffoli gate
  7. Toffoli gates
  8. toffs
  9. toffy
  10. tofi
  11. Tofield

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