What it means
Combines two vectors, matrices or spaces into a larger one. In quantum computing, the state of two qubits is the tensor product of their states.
Read aloud in real formulas
|ψ⟩ = |0⟩ ⊗ |1⟩
Aethel says
ket psi equals ket 0 tensor ket 1
two qubits, the first 0 and the second 1
Typing it
- LaTeX
- \otimes
- Unicode
- U+2297
Questions
How do you say ⊗ out loud?
It is usually read “tensor”, and also “tensor product”.
What does ⊗ mean in maths?
Combines two vectors, matrices or spaces into a larger one. In quantum computing, the state of two qubits is the tensor product of their states.
How do you type ⊗?
In LaTeX, write \otimes. Its Unicode code point is U+2297.