The Church-Turing Thesis

The Church-Turing Thesis is a concept in computer science and mathematics that suggests anything that can be computed by a human using a clear set of rules (like a mathematical problem) can also be computed by a machine, specifically a Turing machine. It essentially posits that the capabilities of algorithms and computers match the limits of human reasoning in terms of computation. This means that if something is computable, it is universally computable, whether by a person or a well-defined machine, thereby bridging the gap between human logic and mechanical computation.