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turmite

turmite noun: a two-dimensional variant of a Turing machine in which the head has an orientation in addition to a position and state.

Noun

turmite (plural turmites)

  1. A two-dimensional variant of a Turing machine in which the head has an orientation in addition to a position and state.

Forms of turmite

pluralturmites

Origin of turmite

Blend of Turing + termite. Coined by Canadian mathematics writer A. K. Dewdney in 1989.

Questions about turmite

What does turmite mean?
Turmite means a two-dimensional variant of a Turing machine in which the head has an orientation in addition to a position and state.
What part of speech is turmite?
Turmite is a noun.
What is the plural of turmite?
The plural of turmite is turmites.

Words near turmite in the dictionary

  1. turmerol
  2. turmerone
  3. turmerones
  4. turmes
  5. turmit
  6. turmite
  7. turmites
  8. turmits
  9. turmoil
  10. turmoiled
  11. turmoiler

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