busy beaver
Always industriously occupied
A busy beaver is someone who works energetically and industriously, often bustling about with visible purpose.
The phrase draws on the beaver's reputation for tireless dam-building.
She's been a busy beaver getting the house ready for the party.
In mathematics and computer science, the busy beaver problem concerns finding the maximum number of steps a Turing machine can execute before halting, a theoretical puzzle with implications for computability.
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- productiveGenerating useful output
- tirelessNever losing energy
energetic · go-getter · workhorse · eager · enthusiastic · driven · ambitious · dedicated
Water-holding barrier
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- pondSmall still body
- streamSteady continuous flow
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
gnaw · tail · fur · castor · aquatic · teeth · woodland · bark
Mathematical model of computation
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- complexityState of being complicated
- computabilityAlgorithmic solvability of problems
- functionPurpose or duty
output · state · transition · tape · symbol · iteration · recursion · maximization
hardworking
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- productiveGenerating useful output
tireless · energetic · go-getter · workhorse · eager · enthusiastic · driven · ambitious · dedicated · persevering
dam
Water-holding barrier
wetland · gnaw · tail · fur · castor · aquatic · teeth · woodland · bark · swim
Turing machine
Mathematical model of computation
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- complexityState of being complicated
- computabilityAlgorithmic solvability of problems
function · output · state · transition · tape · symbol · iteration · recursion · maximization · theoretical
- Decidabilitydecidability, word problem
busy beaverslug
Naked terrestrial mollusk
apathetic · unmotivated · listless · lethargic · lackadaisical