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ALAN TURING
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• ALAN TURING (noun)
The noun ALAN 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: ALAN TURING used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Turing; Turing
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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