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Quote: computer programs are formal (syntactic); they manipulate symbols through precisely stated rules; abstract, manipulated without meaning
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people vs. computers
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Axiom 1. Computer programs are formal (syntactic). … A digital computer … [manipulates] symbols through a set of precisely stated … symbols and programs are purely abstract notions … [they] can be implemented in any physical medium … symbols are manipulated without reference to any meanings. … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: what is a computer (62 items)
Group: formalism (9 topics, 473 quotes)
Topic: people vs. computers (54 items)