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Definition of Cipher
1. Verb. Convert ordinary language into code. "We should encode the message for security reasons"
Generic synonyms: Encode
Derivative terms: Code, Code, Coder, Coding, Cypher, Cypher, Encryption
2. Noun. A message written in a secret code.
3. Verb. Make a mathematical calculation or computation.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Reason
Specialized synonyms: Quantise, Quantize, Extract, Process, Prorate, Miscalculate, Misestimate, Recalculate, Average, Average Out, Factor, Factor In, Factor Out, Add, Add Together, Deduct, Subtract, Take Off, Multiply, Divide, Fraction, Extrapolate, Interpolate, Differentiate, Integrate, Survey, Approximate, Estimate, Gauge, Guess, Judge, Budget, Capitalise, Capitalize, Resolve, Solve
Related verbs: Work Out
Derivative terms: Calculable, Calculation, Calculation, Calculator, Calculator, Calculus, Computation, Computation, Computer, Computer, Cypher, Figure, Figure, Figurer, Figuring, Reckoner, Reckoning
Also: Figure Out, Reckon
4. Noun. A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Derivative terms: Cypher, Zero
5. Noun. A quantity of no importance. "I didn't hear zilch about it"
Generic synonyms: Relative Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Nihil, Bugger All, Fanny Adams, Fuck All, Sweet Fanny Adams
Derivative terms: Zero
6. Noun. A person of no influence.
Generic synonyms: Common Man, Common Person, Commoner
Specialized synonyms: Pip-squeak, Small Fry, Squirt, Jackanapes, Lightweight, Whippersnapper
7. Noun. A secret method of writing.
Definition of Cipher
1. n. A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.
2. a. Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence.
3. v. i. To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic.
4. v. t. To write in occult characters.
Definition of Cipher
1. Noun. A numeric character. ¹
2. Noun. A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning. ¹
3. Noun. (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext. ¹
4. Noun. Ciphertext; a message concealed via a '''cipher'''. ¹
5. Noun. A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods: ¹
6. Noun. A design of interlacing initials: a decorative design consisting of a set of interlaced initials. ¹
7. Noun. (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed. ¹
8. Noun. A hip-hop jam session [ ¹
9. Noun. The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking. ¹
10. Noun. Someone or something of no importance. ¹
11. Noun. (obsolete) Zero. ¹
12. Verb. (''regional and/or dated'') To calculate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cipher
1. to solve problems in arithmetic [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cipher
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