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TURING

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TURING (noun)
  The noun TURING has 1 sense:

1. English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)

  Familiarity information: TURING used as a noun is very rare.


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TURING (noun)


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Meaning:

English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Turing; Turing

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)


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