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I feel you, I hate when the somebody explains a qubit using the "0 and 1 at the same time" phase. So, I feel youphrase.

I prefer the following analogy: A qubit is like a coin being tossed. It is not headheads and tailtails at the same time. It's in a probabilistic position.

While flying, the state of the coin is not determined yet and it can be described as a probability. In case of a fair coin, we can describe the state of a flying coin as 50%-headheads/50%-tails. Once the coin is "observed" (lands on the ground) its state "collapses" on the headheads or tailtails state.

I hate when the somebody explains a qubit using the "0 and 1 at the same time" phase. So, I feel you.

I prefer the following analogy: A qubit is like a coin being tossed. It is not head and tail at the same time. While flying, the state of the coin is not determined yet and it can be described as a probability. In case of a fair coin, we can describe the state of a flying coin as 50%-head/50%-tails. Once the coin is "observed" (lands on the ground) its state "collapses" on the head or tail state.

I feel you, I hate when the somebody explains a qubit using the "0 and 1 at the same time" phrase.

I prefer the following analogy: A qubit is like a coin being tossed. It is not heads and tails at the same time. It's in a probabilistic position.

While flying, the state of the coin is not determined yet and it can be described as a probability. In case of a fair coin, we can describe the state of a flying coin as 50%-heads/50%-tails. Once the coin is "observed" (lands on the ground) its state "collapses" on the heads or tails state.

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I hate when the somebody explains a qubit using the "0 and 1 at the same time" phase. So, I feel you.

I prefer the following analogy: A qubit is like a coin being tossed. It is not head and tail at the same time. While flying, the state of the coin is not determined yet and it can be described as a probability. In case of a fair coin, we can describe the state of a flying coin as 50%-head/50%-tails. Once the coin is "observed" (lands on the ground) its state "collapses" on the head or tail state.