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analytical engine

analytical engine noun: a mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.

Noun

analytical engine (plural analytical engines)

  1. (historical) A mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.
    • "It is an analytical engine, or, to use the more common term, a calculating machine, as you say," assented the inventor.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

analytical engine meaning in Tamil

analytical engine in Tamil

பகுப்புப் பொறி

Forms of analytical engine

pluralanalytical engines

Questions about analytical engine

What does analytical engine mean?
Analytical engine means a mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.
What is analytical engine in Tamil?
Analytical engine in Tamil is பகுப்புப் பொறி. See Analytical engine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is analytical engine?
Analytical engine is a noun.
What is the plural of analytical engine?
The plural of analytical engine is analytical engines.

Words near analytical engine in the dictionary

  1. analytical
  2. analytical behaviorism
  3. analytical behaviourism
  4. analytical chemistry
  5. analytical editing
  6. analytical engine
  7. analytical engines
  8. analytical entries
  9. analytical entry
  10. analytical geometry
  11. analytical psychology

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