The Act of Measurement
Measurement is destructive. Once you measure a qubit in superposition, its state 'collapses' to either $|0⟩$ or $|1⟩$ based on the probabilities. You can never go back to the exact superposition it was in before measurement.
Quantum Computing Basics for Developers
Measurement is destructive. Once you measure a qubit in superposition, its state 'collapses' to either $|0⟩$ or $|1⟩$ based on the probabilities. You can never go back to the exact superposition it was in before measurement.