computing machine

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meaningsofcomputingandmachine

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computing
noun[U]
uk
/kəmˈpjuː.tɪŋ/us
/kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɪŋ/
the study or use ...
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machine
noun[C]
uk
/məˈʃiːn/us
/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition ofcomputingandmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consider the formal definition of an operational semantics for a nontrivialcomputingmachine.
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Perhaps the mind is really just a collection of smart heuristics, rather than a fantastically powerfulcomputingmachine.
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Every finitely realizable physical system can be perfectly simulated by a universal modelcomputingmachineoperating by finite means.
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Acomputingmachinecannot be tested for all the computations it can do, at any time.
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Keying-in data, for example, can hardly be regarded as a natural or efficient way of interfacing with acomputingmachine.
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And the consequence of this is that a moderncomputingmachineis one million times as fast as a good man.
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Second, the rules for manipulating symbols found in symbolic logic can be implemented on acomputingmachine.
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Digital computation and communication operates, then, independently of the physical properties of thecomputingmachine.
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He created acomputingmachineto lessen the work of producing tables of test correlations.
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It was the firstcomputingmachineever used remotely.
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Computingmachineepsilon is often given as a textbook exercise.
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It is a simple abstract machine (a mathematical object) to capture the idea of acomputingmachine, without adding unnecessary complexities.
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His work with thecomputingmachineled him to believe a machine could be built to replicate mental processes.
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Computing machines lend themselves to such cyclic processes as seen in the numerous application of iterative techniques to numerical problems.
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Once these two criteria are established, the power of computing machines can be leveraged to solve the problem in a numerically reliable fashion.
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These hypothetical computing machines can be viewed as idealised analog computers which operate on real numbers, whereas digital computers are limited to computable numbers.
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Numerical methods implemented on electronic computing machines have simplified the task of determining the orbits of a dynamical system.
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For this machine was developed the stored-program concept, the basis of modern computing machines.
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The transistorization of electronic computers enabled manufacturers to build much more powerful computing machines than the pretransistorization era.
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Its computation is to test "all" computing machines (including itself) for circles, and form a diagonal number from the computations of the non-circular or successful computing machines.
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