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cipher
has definitions from the fields of mathematics,writing
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[ noun ] a message written in a secret code
Synonyms Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Mythological concepts may by_all_means still be used , but they can be used responsibly only as `` symbols '' or `` ciphers '' , that_is , only if they are also constantly interpreted in non mythological ( or existential ) terms . |
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[ verb ] (writing) convert ordinary language into code
Examples "We should encode the message for security reasons" Used in print (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)Print it in real big letters , an ' I can cipher it out later '' . |
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[ noun ] a quantity of no importance
Examples "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before" "reduced to nil all the work we had done" "we racked up a pathetic goose egg" "it was all for naught" "I didn't hear zilch about it" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a quantity of no importance
Examples "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before" "reduced to nil all the work we had done" "we racked up a pathetic goose egg" "it was all for naught" "I didn't hear zilch about it" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (mathematics) make a mathematical calculation or computation
Related terms reason process estimate multiply subtract add divide resolve factor budget average recalculate interpolate prorate survey capitalize miscalculate extract quantise differentiate integrate mathematics solve count_on bet work_out zero calculation computer calculation calculator calculus calculator |
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[ noun ] a person of no influence
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[ noun ] a secret method of writing
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