busy beaver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who is very busy or hard-working.
  2. A Turing machine that attains the maximum number of steps performed, or number of non-blank symbols finally on the tape, among all Turing machines in a certain class.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvə/ /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-busy beaver.wav

Word forms

busy beaver busy beavers

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