# cirq.sample_state_vector¶

cirq.sample_state_vector(state: numpy.ndarray, indices: List[int], *, qid_shape: Optional[Tuple[int, …]] = None, repetitions: int = 1, seed: cirq.RANDOM_STATE_OR_SEED_LIKE = None) → numpy.ndarray[source]

Samples repeatedly from measurements in the computational basis.

Note that this does not modify the passed in state.

Parameters
• state – The multi-qubit wavefunction to be sampled. This is an array of 2 to the power of the number of qubit complex numbers, and so state must be of size 2**integer. The state can be a vector of size 2**integer or a tensor of shape (2, 2, ..., 2).

• indices – Which qubits are measured. The state is assumed to be supplied in big endian order. That is the xth index of v, when expressed as a bitstring, has its largest values in the 0th index.

• qid_shape – The qid shape of the state vector. Specify this argument when using qudits.

• repetitions – The number of times to sample the state.

• seed – A seed for the pseudorandom number generator.

Returns

Measurement results with True corresponding to the |1⟩ state. The outer list is for repetitions, and the inner corresponds to measurements ordered by the supplied qubits. These lists are wrapped as an numpy ndarray.

Raises
• ValueErrorrepetitions is less than one or size of state is not a power of 2.

• IndexError – An index from indices is out of range, given the number of qubits corresponding to the state.