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---
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title: Gate
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description: API reference for qiskit.circuit.Gate
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in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 1
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python_api_type: class
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python_api_name: qiskit.circuit.Gate
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---
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# Gate
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<Class id="qiskit.circuit.Gate" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.19/qiskit/circuit/gate.py" signature="Gate(name, num_qubits, params, label=None)" modifiers="class">
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Bases: `qiskit.circuit.instruction.Instruction`
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Unitary gate.
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Create a new gate.
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**Parameters**
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* **name** (`str`) – The Qobj name of the gate.
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* **num\_qubits** (`int`) – The number of qubits the gate acts on.
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* **params** (`List`) – A list of parameters.
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* **label** (`Optional`\[`str`]) – An optional label for the gate.
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## Methods
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### add\_decomposition
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.add_decomposition" signature="Gate.add_decomposition(decomposition)">
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Add a decomposition of the instruction to the SessionEquivalenceLibrary.
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</Function>
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### assemble
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.assemble" signature="Gate.assemble()">
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Assemble a QasmQobjInstruction
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</Function>
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### broadcast\_arguments
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.broadcast_arguments" signature="Gate.broadcast_arguments(qargs, cargs)">
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Validation and handling of the arguments and its relationship.
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For example, `cx([q[0],q[1]], q[2])` means `cx(q[0], q[2]); cx(q[1], q[2])`. This method yields the arguments in the right grouping. In the given example:
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```python
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in: [[q[0],q[1]], q[2]],[]
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outs: [q[0], q[2]], []
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[q[1], q[2]], []
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```
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The general broadcasting rules are:
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> * If len(qargs) == 1:
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>
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> ```python
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> [q[0], q[1]] -> [q[0]],[q[1]]
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> ```
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>
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> * If len(qargs) == 2:
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>
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> ```python
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> [[q[0], q[1]], [r[0], r[1]]] -> [q[0], r[0]], [q[1], r[1]]
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> [[q[0]], [r[0], r[1]]] -> [q[0], r[0]], [q[0], r[1]]
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> [[q[0], q[1]], [r[0]]] -> [q[0], r[0]], [q[1], r[0]]
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> ```
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>
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> * If len(qargs) >= 3:
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>
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> ```python
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> [q[0], q[1]], [r[0], r[1]], ...] -> [q[0], r[0], ...], [q[1], r[1], ...]
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> ```
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**Parameters**
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* **qargs** (`List`) – List of quantum bit arguments.
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* **cargs** (`List`) – List of classical bit arguments.
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**Return type**
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`Tuple`\[`List`, `List`]
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**Returns**
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A tuple with single arguments.
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If the input is not valid. For example, the number of arguments does not match the gate expectation.
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</Function>
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### c\_if
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.c_if" signature="Gate.c_if(classical, val)">
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Set a classical equality condition on this instruction between the register or cbit `classical` and value `val`.
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<Admonition title="Note" type="note">
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This is a setter method, not an additive one. Calling this multiple times will silently override any previously set condition; it does not stack.
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</Admonition>
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</Function>
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### control
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.control" signature="Gate.control(num_ctrl_qubits=1, label=None, ctrl_state=None)">
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Return controlled version of gate. See [`ControlledGate`](qiskit.circuit.ControlledGate "qiskit.circuit.ControlledGate") for usage.
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**Parameters**
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* **num\_ctrl\_qubits** (`int`) – number of controls to add to gate (default=1)
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* **label** (`Optional`\[`str`]) – optional gate label
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* **ctrl\_state** (`Union`\[`int`, `str`, `None`]) – The control state in decimal or as a bitstring (e.g. ‘111’). If None, use 2\*\*num\_ctrl\_qubits-1.
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**Returns**
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Controlled version of gate. This default algorithm uses num\_ctrl\_qubits-1 ancillae qubits so returns a gate of size num\_qubits + 2\*num\_ctrl\_qubits - 1.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.ControlledGate](qiskit.circuit.ControlledGate "qiskit.circuit.ControlledGate")
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**Raises**
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**QiskitError** – unrecognized mode or invalid ctrl\_state
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</Function>
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### copy
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.copy" signature="Gate.copy(name=None)">
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Copy of the instruction.
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**Parameters**
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**name** (*str*) – name to be given to the copied circuit, if None then the name stays the same.
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**Returns**
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**a copy of the current instruction, with the name**
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updated if it was provided
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### inverse
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.inverse" signature="Gate.inverse()">
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Invert this instruction.
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If the instruction is composite (i.e. has a definition), then its definition will be recursively inverted.
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Special instructions inheriting from Instruction can implement their own inverse (e.g. T and Tdg, Barrier, etc.)
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**Returns**
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a fresh instruction for the inverse
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – if the instruction is not composite and an inverse has not been implemented for it.
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</Function>
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### is\_parameterized
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.is_parameterized" signature="Gate.is_parameterized()">
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Return True .IFF. instruction is parameterized else False
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</Function>
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### mirror
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.mirror" signature="Gate.mirror()">
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DEPRECATED: use instruction.reverse\_ops().
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**Returns**
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**a new instruction with sub-instructions**
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reversed.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### power
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.power" signature="Gate.power(exponent)">
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Creates a unitary gate as gate^exponent.
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**Parameters**
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**exponent** (*float*) – Gate^exponent
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**Returns**
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To which to\_matrix is self.to\_matrix^exponent.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.extensions.UnitaryGate](qiskit.extensions.UnitaryGate "qiskit.extensions.UnitaryGate")
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If Gate is not unitary
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</Function>
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### qasm
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.qasm" signature="Gate.qasm()">
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Return a default OpenQASM string for the instruction.
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Derived instructions may override this to print in a different format (e.g. measure q\[0] -> c\[0];).
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</Function>
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### repeat
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.repeat" signature="Gate.repeat(n)">
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Creates an instruction with gate repeated n amount of times.
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**Parameters**
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**n** (*int*) – Number of times to repeat the instruction
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**Returns**
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Containing the definition.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If n \< 1.
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</Function>
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### reverse\_ops
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.reverse_ops" signature="Gate.reverse_ops()">
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For a composite instruction, reverse the order of sub-instructions.
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This is done by recursively reversing all sub-instructions. It does not invert any gate.
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**Returns**
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**a new instruction with**
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sub-instructions reversed.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### soft\_compare
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.soft_compare" signature="Gate.soft_compare(other)">
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Soft comparison between gates. Their names, number of qubits, and classical bit numbers must match. The number of parameters must match. Each parameter is compared. If one is a ParameterExpression then it is not taken into account.
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**Parameters**
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**other** (*instruction*) – other instruction.
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**Returns**
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are self and other equal up to parameter expressions.
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**Return type**
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bool
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</Function>
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### to\_matrix
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.to_matrix" signature="Gate.to_matrix()">
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Return a Numpy.array for the gate unitary matrix.
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**Returns**
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if the Gate subclass has a matrix definition.
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**Return type**
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np.ndarray
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If a Gate subclass does not implement this method an exception will be raised when this base class method is called.
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</Function>
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### validate\_parameter
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.validate_parameter" signature="Gate.validate_parameter(parameter)">
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Gate parameters should be int, float, or ParameterExpression
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</Function>
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## Attributes
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### condition\_bits
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.condition_bits">
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Get Clbits in condition.
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**Return type**
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`List`\[`Clbit`]
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</Attribute>
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### decompositions
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.decompositions">
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Get the decompositions of the instruction from the SessionEquivalenceLibrary.
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</Attribute>
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### definition
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.definition">
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Return definition in terms of other basic gates.
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</Attribute>
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### duration
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.duration">
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Get the duration.
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</Attribute>
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### label
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.label">
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Return instruction label
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**Return type**
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`str`
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</Attribute>
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### params
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.params">
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return instruction params.
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</Attribute>
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### unit
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Gate.unit">
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Get the time unit of duration.
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</Attribute>
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</Class>
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