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Turing

Turing

7.7
Relating to Alan Turing or his ideas about computers and artificial intelligence
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʊərɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : de Turing
  • This most amazing machine was Turing complete.

In other words, people, people talk about passing the Turing test or whatever.

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Examples

  • So the strongest program that we can get does exactly what a Turing machine can do.

  • The correct interpretation: A Turing computable function can be computed on a Turing machine.

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  • But the but there's a well known limit to what Turing machines can do.

  • The development of this software is based on Turing principles of computation.

  • Many researchers use Turing tests to evaluate the intelligence of AI systems.

  • A Turing model can effectively simulate any computation that can be performed algorithmically.

Compounds

Turing machine
  • Specialized
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A simple machine that shows how a computer can work by reading and writing symbols on an endless tape

Surface Forms

Turing positive

Etymology

Turing used as an adjective comes from the surname of Alan Turing, so it means 'connected to Turing' or his ideas about computers and thinking machines. That is why the 'Turing test' is a test about whether a machine can 'think' like a person.