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N/M Fundamentals

Write your first useful N/M programs

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What N/M Is

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N/M is the project language for writing quantum programs that stay readable while exposing the classical steps around them.

Core concept

A useful quantum language needs more than gate names. It needs modules, entry points, typed registers, measurements, samples, assertions, and a path from playground experiment to reusable artifact.

Practice task

Open one Playground example and identify its quantum part, classical return value, and what evidence the output gives you.

Product link

Connect this idea back to the playground, docs, or QuantumSoftware platform map before moving on.

Practice challenges

Run an auto-graded N/M example for this topic and use the challenge result panel to see whether your assertions pass.

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PI Angle Expression

Drive a rotation with the built-in PI constant and an arithmetic angle expression.

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SWAP Qubits

Move a |1> from one qubit to another with the SWAP gate and verify the basis state.

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