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universal Turing machine

universal Turing machine noun: a Turing machine capable of simulating the behavior of any Turing machine.

Noun

universal Turing machine (plural universal Turing machines)

  1. A Turing machine capable of simulating the behavior of any Turing machine.

Forms of universal Turing machine

pluraluniversal Turing machines

Origin of universal Turing machine

From Alan Turing, English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer.

Questions about universal Turing machine

What does universal Turing machine mean?
Universal Turing machine means a Turing machine capable of simulating the behavior of any Turing machine.
What part of speech is universal Turing machine?
Universal Turing machine is a noun.
What is the plural of universal Turing machine?
The plural of universal Turing machine is universal Turing machines.

Words near universal Turing machine in the dictionary

  1. universal solvent
  2. universal solvents
  3. universal sorter
  4. universal suffrage
  5. Universal Time
  6. universal Turing machine
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  8. Universal Unitarian
  9. Universal Unitarians
  10. universal value
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