邏輯量子位元
Quantum computing is a specialized discipline of computer science that has many potential uses in the fields of finance, machine learning, artificial intelligence and information security.
量子運算是專門的電腦科學，在金融、機器學習、人工智慧和資訊安全等領域有許多潛在用途。
discipline (n.)學科field (n.)領域
This type of computing employs qubits, which are subatomic particles capable of existing in multiple states and executing calculations that would otherwise take millions of years to complete.
這種運算利用量子位元，那是可存在於多種狀態中的次原子粒子，且可執行可能需要耗時數百萬年的運算」。
employ (v.)使用、利用=useatom (n.)原子sub- (prefix)次subatomic (adj.)次原子的execute (v.)執行=carry out
Although qubits allow for calculations beyond the power of traditional computers, the reliance of quantum computers on them is precisely what makes these systems error-prone.
雖然量子位元擁有超越傳統電腦的計算能力，但量子電腦對它們的依賴正是使這些系統容易出錯的原因。
allow for 使某事變成可能-prone (suffix)傾向於、容易碰到……問題的accident-prone 容易出意外的
The main problem arises from the fact that the decay caused by even the slightest disturbance in the qubit environment, known as “decoherence,” can render the calculations unreliable or entirely useless.
主要問題在於「量子退相干」，這是由於量子位元環境中最微小的干擾所引起的衰變，使量子電腦的計算變得不可靠或完全無法使用。
arise from 起因於……
Experts concur that error correction is essential to decrease error rates and enhance reliability in quantum computing.
研究人員一致認為，必須使用糾錯技術來降低量子運算的錯誤率，提高可靠性。
concur (v.)同意、與……意見一致
Scientists at Google Quantum AI addressed this problem in a recent report, revealing that by using “logical qubits” — which combine multiple qubits together — computing mistakes can be fixed as they occur.
谷歌量子人工智慧科學家在最近的一份報告中試圖解決這個問題，揭露藉由使用「邏輯量子位元」——也就是將多個量子位元結合在一起——可以在運算錯誤發生時進行修正。
address (v.)處理、解決=deal with
The research, published in Nature journal on February 22, studied two different sizes of logical qubits, one consisting of 17 qubits and the other of 49 qubits.
該研究發表在2月22日的《自然》期刊上，研究了兩種數量不同的邏輯量子位元，其中一種由17個量子位元組成，另一種由49個量子位元組成。
consist of 由……組成one …the other…. 一個……另一個……one…another…the other… 一個……另一個……還有一個……
Findings show that the smaller of the two configurations achieved an error rate of 3.0% “per round of error correction,” while the larger one lowered the rate to about 2.9%.
研究結果顯示，較少的那一種達到每輪糾錯出現3.0％的錯誤率，而較多的那一種將錯誤率降低到了約2.9％。
finding (n.)結果configuration (n.)結構、組合、配置
Although this 0.1% improvement may seem minuscule to laypeople, for many experts this is a major achievement that shows error correction is possible.
儘管對於一般人來說，這0.1％的改善可能微不足道，但對於許多專家來說，這是一項重大成就，顯示糾錯是可能的。
minuscule (adj.)非常微小的laypeople=laymen (n.)外行人、門外漢
However, despite this breakthrough, there is still work to be done as computer models show that simply increasing the size of logical qubits will not completely eliminate errors.
然而，儘管取得了突破，仍然有許多需要努力的地方，因為電腦模型顯示，僅僅增加邏輯量子位元的大小並不能完全消除錯誤。
eliminate (v.)消除、排除=get rid of
Instead, fundamental improvements to qubits will be necessary to truly move error correction forward.
反而，需要從根本改善量子位元，才能真正推進糾錯技術的發展。
move sth. forward 推進、使發展