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TURING MODEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Turing machine
1, record 1, English, Turing%20machine
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TM 2, record 1, English, TM
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Turing model 3, record 1, English, Turing%20model
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A theoretical machine built to test whether certain classes of problems could be solved digitally. 4, record 1, English, - Turing%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Turing machine is not a machine in the ordinary sense but rather an idealized mathematical model that reduces the logical structure of any computing device to its essentials. 5, record 1, English, - Turing%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The Turing machine] can perform any operation expressed in Boolean algebra, that is, expressed in terms of 1s and 0s. 4, record 1, English, - Turing%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine de Turing
1, record 1, French, machine%20de%20Turing
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- modèle de Turing 2, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20Turing
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif mathématique abstrait capable de lire et d'écrire des informations unitaires, au stade le plus élémentaire de leur analyse logique, sur une bande idéale en procédant case par case. 3, record 1, French, - machine%20de%20Turing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1936, quand Alan Turing introduisit le modèle aujourd'hui connu sous le nom de machine de Turing et qui servit de fondement mathématique aux premiers ordinateurs, il le présenta comme une formulation explicite des opérations mentales d'un «homme en train de calculer». 4, record 1, French, - machine%20de%20Turing
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- máquina de Turing
1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20Turing
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una máquina de Turing es un modelo matemático de un dispositivo computacional que puede seguir un conjunto de instrucciones para realizar cálculos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - m%C3%A1quina%20de%20Turing
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