Associations to the word «Turnstile»

Wiktionary

TURNSTILE, noun. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been made.
TURNSTILE, noun. (mathematics) (logic) (proof theory) The \(\vdash\) symbol used to represent logical entailment (deducibility relation), especially of the syntactic type, i.e., syntactic consequence. (Such symbol can be read as "proves".)
TURNSTILE ATTENDANCE, noun. (event organization) A rough count of the number of attendees for multiple day events, by counting the number of days of access each individual has been granted.

Dictionary definition

TURNSTILE, noun. A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras