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Fix num oracle queries in QAE #1242

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion qiskit/aqua/algorithms/amplitude_estimators/ae.py
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Expand Up @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def _run(self) -> 'AmplitudeEstimationResult':
self._ret['value'] = val

# count the number of Q-oracle calls
self._ret['num_oracle_queries'] = self._M - 1
self._ret['num_oracle_queries'] = self._ret['shots'] * (self._M - 1)

# get MLE
self._run_mle()
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fixes:
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For the amplitude estimation algorithms, we define the number of oracle queries
as number of times the Q operator/Grover operator is applied. This includes
the number of shots. That factor has been included in MLAE and IQAE but
was missing in the 'standard' QAE.