Technically correct, as expected from HN. Of course, the technically correct definition would limit the usefulness of the term to just the field of mathematics

Technically correct, as expected from HN. Of course, the technically correct definition would limit the usefulness of the term to just the field of mathematics. Colloquially, people also say that systems that are obviously finite (due to having to exist in the real world) are also Turing complete. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness#Non-mathematical_usage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness#Non-mathem... (subsection of article you quoted)