Turing

American  

[toor-ing] / ˈtʊər ɪŋ /

noun

1. Alan Mathison 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.

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Turing British  

/ ˈtjʊərɪŋ /

noun

1. Alan Mathison . 1912–54, English mathematician, who was responsible for formal description of abstract automata, and speculation on computer imitation of humans: a leader of the Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II

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Turing Scientific  

/ tr′ĭng /

1. British mathematician who in 1937 formulated a precise mathematical concept for a theoretical computing machine, a key step in the development of the first computer. After the war he designed computers for the British government and helped in developing the concept of artificial intelligence.

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Example Sentences

Its office features a replica of the Apollo 11 command module and an authentic Enigma encryption machine from 1943—the German device cracked by Allied codebreakers including celebrated British mathematician Alan Turing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Getting fooled into thinking that AI is thinking is what I call the Turing Trap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On notes circulating currently, in ascending order of value, are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, author Jane Austen, artist JMW Turner and mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner and mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, are also due to be phased out on the £10, £20 and £50 banknotes respectively as part of a redesign.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

After what feels like ten minutes of sprinting through an obstacle course that might challenge even Mr. Turing, I slow to a stop and conceal myself in a doorway.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin