MeasurementBasis (Encodings)

MeasurementBasis Type

Namespace: Encodings
Assembly: Encodings.dll
Parent Module: VariationalCircuits
Base Type: obj
All Interfaces: IEquatable<MeasurementBasis> , IStructuralEquatable

A measurement basis for simultaneous measurement of commuting Pauli terms.

In VQE, terms that qubit-wise commute can be measured simultaneously in a single basis rotation circuit, reducing the total number of measurement circuits needed.

Record fields

Record Field	Description
`BasisRotation` Full Usage: `BasisRotation` Field type: `Pauli[]`	Basis rotation needed for each qubit (I = computational basis). Field type: `Pauli[]`
`Terms` Full Usage: `Terms` Field type: `PauliRegister[]`	Hamiltonian terms measurable in this basis. Field type: `PauliRegister[]`
`Weight` Full Usage: `Weight` Field type: `float`	Sum of \|coefficients\| for shot allocation weighting. Field type: `float`