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  2. Busy beaver - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the function Σ, Radó [1962] introduced another extreme function for Turing machines, the maximum shifts function, S, defined as follows: [4] s(M) = the number of shifts M makes before halting, for any M ∈ E n, S(n) = max{s(M) | M ∈ E n} = the largest number of shifts made by any halting n-state 2-symbol Turing machine.

  3. Nondeterministic Turing machine - Wikipedia

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    A deterministic Turing machine has a transition function that, for a given state and symbol under the tape head, specifies three things: the symbol to be written to the tape (it may be the same as the symbol currently in that position, or not even write at all, resulting in no practical change),

  4. Universal Turing machine - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, a universal Turing machine (UTM) is a Turing machine capable of computing any computable sequence, [1] as described by Alan Turing in his seminal paper "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem". Common sense might say that a universal machine is impossible, but Turing proves that it is possible.

  5. Turing machine - Wikipedia

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    Classes of automata. (Clicking on each layer gets an article on that subject) A Turing machine is a mathematical model of computation describing an abstract machine [ 1 ] that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. [ 2 ] Despite the model's simplicity, it is capable of implementing any computer algorithm.

  6. Deterministic finite automaton - Wikipedia

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    A deterministic finite automaton M is a 5- tuple, (Q, Σ, δ, q0, F), consisting of. a finite set of states Q. a finite set of input symbols called the alphabet Σ. a transition function δ: Q × Σ → Q. an initial or start state q 0 ∈ Q {\displaystyle q_ {0}\in Q} a set of accept states F ⊆ Q {\displaystyle F\subseteq Q}

  7. Langton's ant - Wikipedia

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    A red pixel shows the ant's location. Langton's ant is a two-dimensional Turing machine with a very simple set of rules but complex emergent behavior. It was invented by Chris Langton in 1986 and runs on a square lattice of black and white cells. [1] The idea has been generalized in several different ways, such as turmites which add more colors ...

  8. Probabilistic Turing machine - Wikipedia

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    In theoretical computer science, a probabilistic Turing machine is a non-deterministic Turing machine that chooses between the available transitions at each point according to some probability distribution. As a consequence, a probabilistic Turing machine can—unlike a deterministic Turing Machine—have stochastic results; that is, on a given ...

  9. Automata theory - Wikipedia

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    Such a machine is called queue machine and is Turing-complete. Tape memory: The inputs and outputs of automata are often described as input and output tapes. Some machines have additional working tapes, including the Turing machine, linear bounded automaton, and log-space transducer. Transition function