What is Principle of deferred measurement?

Principle of deferred measurement

Quantum

Principle of deferred measurement: A rule stating that measurements can be postponed to the end of a circuit by replacing classical control with quantum controlled gates.

Related terms

Ancilla-assisted measurement
Bell state measurement
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Landauer's principle
Measurement error
Measurement-based quantum computing (MBQC)
Measurement-device-independent QKD (MDI-QKD)
Measurement-induced dephasing

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