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ELI5: How does quantum computing work?
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Regular computers store the values of 0 and 1. To represent a series of numbers, they must store them all, like this.
000
001
010
011
100
101
110
111

Quantum computers store numbers as 0, 1, or 'superposition', which is 0 and 1 at the same time (Q). This means that they can save the same range of numbers as QQQ.

This not only saves memory storage, it dramatically speeds up some math problems. Imagine needing the answers to all of the above numbers multiplied by 00, 01, 10, and 11. In a standard computer, you need to do each math operation, with a quantum computer you do one operation. QQQQ x QQ.