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Questions about algorithms or programs that compute on multiple processing units simultaneously. Not to be confused with concurrent or distributed computing!

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What is the difference between quantum computing and parallel computing?

Quantum computing essentially relies on the fact that qubits maintain multiple possible states simultaneously. Parallel computing too processes multiple states simultaneously. So what is the differenc …
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