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Estimate operators to a target variance

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Description

Following #682, port the grove functionality for sampling to a target variance. Users should probably be able to either run a number of shots or specify a target variance.

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Research direction

Read issue #682 and the linked grove/measurements/estimation.py section around line 173 first, then locate the corresponding pyquil estimation entry point. Done means users can choose either a fixed number of shots or a target variance for operator sampling, with behavior matching the referenced grove functionality.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
quantum-computing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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