Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turing test

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: tur-ing test
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence, as measured by whether a human judge can reliably distinguish the computer from another human being by conversing with both entities in written natural language over a terminal.

Example Sentences

"The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it. We need to stay calm — and develop a new test."

Etymology

Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954). Turing himself used the term imitation game.

Inflected Forms

Turing tests (plural)

Derived Forms

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Phrases

reverse Turing test

Questions

What does turing test mean?: A test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence, as measured by whether a human judge can reliably distinguish the computer from another human being by conversing with both entities in written natural language over a terminal.
Where does turing test come from?: Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954). Turing himself used the term imitation game.

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