Quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits that can exist in superposition and represent a 0 and 1 simultaneously. Qubits use the spin property of electrons or other quantum objects that can be in a spin up or down state. This allows quantum computers to perform computations on all possible permutations at once, giving them enormous processing power compared to classical computers. A quantum computer with just 20 qubits could represent over a million classical bits of information.
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