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The Deferred Measurement Principle is a result in quantum computing which states that delaying measurements until the end of a quantum computation doesn't affect the probability distribution of outcomes [1] [2].

References

  1. ^ Michael A. Nielsen; Isaac L. Chuang (9 December 2010). "4.4 Measurement". Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition. Cambridge University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-139-49548-6.
  2. ^ Odel A. Cross (5 November 2012). "5.2.2 Deferred Measurement". Topics in Quantum Computing. O. A. Cross. p. 348. ISBN 978-1-4800-2749-7.