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Measurement

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The process of extracting classical information from a quantum system, causing the superposition to collapse to a definite state.

๐Ÿ“– In-Depth Explanation

Quantum measurement is probabilisticโ€”you cannot predict which state you will observe, only the probabilities. Measurement disturbs the quantum state, which is why you typically measure only at the end of a quantum computation.