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DIFFERENCE MACHINE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Babbage ... conceived a machine that could tabulate any function whatever and could, in principle, play chess. This "difference machine" (as it was called) was based on the difference tables of the squares of numbers. It would use punched cards of the sort hitherto used to control special weaving looms ... operation cards ... and variable cards. Any arithmetic problem could be set; and, provided that the proper cranks were turned, the right answer should issue forth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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