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title: synth_clifford_ag
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description: API reference for qiskit.synthesis.synth_clifford_ag
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python_api_type: function
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python_api_name: qiskit.synthesis.synth_clifford_ag
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---
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# qiskit.synthesis.synth\_clifford\_ag
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<Function id="qiskit.synthesis.synth_clifford_ag" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/synthesis/clifford/clifford_decompose_ag.py" signature="synth_clifford_ag(clifford)">
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Decompose a Clifford operator into a QuantumCircuit based on Aaronson-Gottesman method.
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**Parameters**
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**clifford** ([*Clifford*](qiskit.quantum_info.Clifford "qiskit.quantum_info.Clifford")) – a clifford operator.
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**Returns**
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a circuit implementation of the Clifford.
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**Return type**
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[QuantumCircuit](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit")
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## Reference:
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1. S. Aaronson, D. Gottesman, *Improved Simulation of Stabilizer Circuits*, Phys. Rev. A 70, 052328 (2004). [arXiv:quant-ph/0406196](https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0406196)
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</Function>
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