Quantum advantage is the milestone that the field of quantum computing is fervently working towards, where a quantum computer can solve problems beyond the reach of the most powerful non-quantum computers or classical computers.
Quantum refers to the scale of atoms and molecules where the laws of physics as we experience them break down and a different, counter-intuitive set of laws apply. Quantum computers take advantage of this strange behavior to solve problems.
There are some types of problems that are impractical for classical computers to solve, such as cracking state-of-the-art encryption algorithms. Research over the past decades has shown ...