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Turing completeness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (967 words) |
 | In computability theory, an abstract machine or programming language is called Turing complete, Turing equivalent, or (computationally) universal if it has a computational power equivalent to (i.e., capable of emulating) a simplified model of a programmable computer known as the universal Turing machine. |
| Being equivalent to the universal Turing machine essentially means being able to perform any computational task – though it does not mean being able to perform such tasks efficiently, quickly, or easily. |
| Turing completeness is significant in that every plausible design for a computing device so far advanced can be emulated by a universal Turing machine. |
| Turing machine - definition of Turing machine - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (2542 words) |
| The thesis that states that Turing machines indeed capture the informal notion of effective or mechanical method in logic and mathematics is known as the Church-Turing thesis. |
| Turing machines shouldn't be confused with the Turing test, Turing's attempt to capture the notion of artificial intelligence. |
| Turing machines can describe algorithms at once over all machines, regardless of how much memory they have; there is a maximum to the amount of memory any machine has now, but this limit can rise arbitrarily in time. |
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