"Turing test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Turing tests [plural]
Etymology: Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954). Turing himself used the term imitation game. Etymology templates: {{,}} ,, {{named-after/list|mathematician, logician, and cryptographer||||}} mathematician, logician, and cryptographer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Alan Turing}} Alan Turing, {{named-after|en|Alan Turing|born=1912|died=1954|nat=English|occ=mathematician, logician, and cryptographer|wplink==}} Named after English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer Alan Turing (1912–1954), {{m|en|imitation game}} imitation game Head templates: {{en-noun}} Turing test (plural Turing tests)
  1. (artificial intelligence) 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. Wikipedia link: Turing test Categories (topical): Artificial intelligence Derived forms: reverse Turing test, CAPTCHA Translations (test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence): 圖靈測試 (Chinese Mandarin), 图灵测试 (túlíng cèshì) (Chinese Mandarin), Turing-Test [masculine] (German), próf Turings [neuter] (Icelandic), ujian Turing (Malay), teste de Turing [masculine] (Portuguese), Turingtest (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Turing_test-en-noun-odiydpQf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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