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choice machine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
choice -ma-chine
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of computing model where the next action is not entirely determined by its current state and the symbol it reads.

Etymology

Turing introduced "c-machines" in his 1936-37 paper "On Computable Numbers" to represent machines that, upon reaching a certain state, require an "arbitrary choice" to be made.

Inflected Forms

choice machines (plural)

Phrases

oracle machine Turing machine

Frequently Paired Words

oracle machine Turing machine

Questions

What does choice machine mean?
A type of computing model where the next action is not entirely determined by its current state and the symbol it reads.
Where does choice machine come from?
Turing introduced "c-machines" in his 1936-37 paper "On Computable Numbers" to represent machines that, upon reaching a certain state, require an "arbitrary choice" to be made.

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