Benchmarking Quantum Systems

As we build ever larger quantum computers capable of performing increasingly complex algorithms, it is important to define a metric to quantify their power. IBM quantum computing research scientist Lev Bishop has defined a new metric called Quantum Volume that characterizes what a quantum computer is capable of “calculating.” The metric is architecturally neutral and can be applied to all types of quantum systems.

[soumyajitsarkar]

He said QV is the product of N square and D square, but it shows min of N square or D square ! which one is it ?