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Turing

Turing

17 6.1
A British scientist who helped create modern computers and artificial intelligence
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʊərɪŋ/
translation icon : Alan Turing
  • Alan Turing is one of the most notable alumni of both Cambridge and this Ivy League institution.
  • Alan Turing
  • Turing Award

And now let me leave you with some words from Alan Turing on machine learning.

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Examples

  • I'm going to start the Turing test now.

  • What the British code breaker Alan Turing had to do was find a way to use this floor to break Enigma messages.

  • So, do you know what the Turing Test is?

  • I know what the Turing Test is.

  • I see the program's passed the Turing test.

  • And I guess Alan Turing is your hero.

  • The most famous one is surely the Turing test.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So the Turing test is a test created by Alan Turing, one of the fathers of modern computing along with von Neumann.

  • Hannah enthusiastically recognized the relevance of this information and asked me more about the Turing test.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The Turing Test, proposed by Alan Turing, evaluates a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human.

Synonyms

Alan Turing
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4.8

An English mathematician and computer scientist known for inventing the Turing machine concept and breaking German codes in WWII

highlights foundational work in computing and artificial intelligence rather than codebreaking
6.6

An English mathematician who invented the idea of a computing machine and broke German codes during World War II

stresses foundational computing and artificial intelligence over wartime codebreaking

Compounds

Turing machine
  • Specialized
1 9.3

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

Surface Forms

Turing main

Etymology

Turing usually means Alan Turing (1912–1954), the British mathematician and computer scientist who helped start modern computing. Many ideas and awards are named after him, so when you see Turing alone it often refers to that person.