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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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Topic:
what is a computer
Group:
formalism
Topic:
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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