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Uniform superposition state (∣sN​⟩)

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In an N-dimensional computational basis, the uniform superposition state is
∣sN​⟩=N​1​∑x=0N−1​∣x⟩.
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Measurement in that basis gives the uniform distribution on a finite set. For N=2n, Hadamard gates prepare it from ∣0n⟩. Its reflection 2∣sN​⟩⟨sN​∣−I is a Grover diffusion operator.

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