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单词 thinking machine
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Definition of thinking machine in English:

thinking machine

noun ˈθɪŋkɪŋ məˌʃiːn
  • 1A person regarded as a machine with intellectual powers; a person whose thinking consists (merely) in mechanical response to symbols.

  • 2A machine able to simulate thought; (informal) a computer.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tenison (1636–1715), archbishop of Canterbury. From either thinking or thinking + machine.

Definition of thinking machine in US English:

thinking machine

nounˈθɪŋkɪŋ məˌʃiːn
  • 1A person regarded as a machine with intellectual powers; a person whose thinking consists (merely) in mechanical response to symbols.

  • 2A machine able to simulate thought; (informal) a computer.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tenison (1636–1715), archbishop of Canterbury. From either thinking or thinking + machine.

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