Turing
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Alan Turing, the English mathematician and logician who conceived the theoretical Turing machine and made vital contributions to breaking German ciphers during the Second World War.
“Turing's work at Bletchley Park is credited with shortening the war by several years.”
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