Successively measure in bases whose first vector rotates from to in equal angular steps. The probability to remain on that branch throughout is the displayed product of squared overlaps. Without postselection, the final target probability is . Both approach one for an initial , but a general input loses its relative phase between the two measurement branches; the process does not implement a coherent Pauli X gate on unknown inputs.
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