Grover's algorithm

quantum unstructured search algorithm that finds with high probability the unique input to a black box function that produces a particular output value using 𝑂(𝑁) evaluations
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Grover's algorithm

Summary

Grover's algorithm is a search algorithm[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of search_algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grover's algorithm's image is recorded as Grovers algorithm geometry.png[3].
  • Grover's algorithm's instance of is recorded as search algorithm[4].
  • Grover's algorithm's instance of is recorded as quantum algorithm[5].
  • Lov Grover is named after Grover's algorithm[6].
  • Grover's algorithm's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-algorithme de Grover.wav[7].
  • Grover's algorithm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f_fr[8].
  • Grover's algorithm's nLab ID is recorded as Grover's algorithm[9].
  • Grover's algorithm's Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID is recorded as groversAlgo[10].
  • Grover's algorithm's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 39977646[11].
  • Grover's algorithm's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/grover-algorithm[12].
  • Grover's algorithm's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/grover-algorithm[13].
  • Grover's algorithm's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 34370[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include search algorithm[4] and quantum algorithm[5].

History and Context

Lov Grover is named after Grover's algorithm[6].

Why It Matters

Grover's algorithm ranks in the top 5% of search_algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . lingualibre.fr. lingualibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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