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title: random_clifford
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description: API reference for qiskit.quantum_info.random_clifford
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in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 1
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python_api_type: function
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python_api_name: qiskit.quantum_info.random_clifford
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---
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# qiskit.quantum\_info.random\_clifford
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<Function id="qiskit.quantum_info.random_clifford" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.17/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/symplectic/random.py" signature="random_clifford(num_qubits, seed=None)">
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Return a random Clifford operator.
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The Clifford is sampled using the method of Reference \[1].
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**Parameters**
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* **num\_qubits** (*int*) – the number of qubits for the Clifford
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* **seed** (*int or np.random.Generator*) – Optional. Set a fixed seed or generator for RNG.
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**Returns**
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a random Clifford operator.
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**Return type**
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[Clifford](qiskit.quantum_info.Clifford "qiskit.quantum_info.Clifford")
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## Reference:
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1. S. Bravyi and D. Maslov, *Hadamard-free circuits expose the structure of the Clifford group*. [arXiv:2003.09412 \[quant-ph\]](https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.09412)
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</Function>
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