 Ancilla-assisted Pauli measurement (source code)

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= Ancilla-assisted Pauli measurement

Prepare an ancilla in $|+\rangle$, use it to control a Hermitian <Pauli operator> $P$, apply a <Hadamard gate>, and measure the ancilla. Outcome $s$ applies the projector $[I+(-1)^sP]/2$ to the data register.

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