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In continuous variable quantum computing, information is encoded in the quadrature amplitudes of quantum states of light or other harmonic oscillators rather than in discrete qubit states.

Continuous variable: An approach in quantum information that encodes information in continuous degrees of freedom, such as the quadrature amplitudes of the electromagnetic field.