Definition of cipher

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Cipher (v. i.) To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic.

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Uncipher :: Uncipher (v. t.) To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter..
Cipherer :: Cipherer (n.) One who ciphers.
Cryptograph :: Cryptograph (n.) Cipher; something written in cipher.
Ciphering :: Ciphering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ciphe.
Cryptographical :: Cryptographical (a.) Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink..
Cipher :: Cipher (v. t.) To designate by characters.
Holocryptic :: Holocryptic (a.) Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.
Deciphered :: Deciphered (imp. & p. p.) of Deciphe.
Trillion :: Trillion (n.) According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..
Cypher :: Cypher (n. & v.) See Cipher.
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To inspect; to investigate; to decipher.
Cipher :: Cipher (n.) A character in general, as a figure or letter..
Ciphered :: Ciphered (imp. & p. p.) of Ciphe.
Steganophthalmata :: Steganography (n.) The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who have the key; cryptography..
Cipher :: Cipher (a.) Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence.
Interpret :: Interpret (v. t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech..
Polygraphy :: Polygraphy (n.) The art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same..
Septillion :: Septillion (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed. See Numeration..
Indecipherable :: Indecipherable (a.) Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved..
Decillion :: Decillion (n.) According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the French and American notation, a thousand involved to the eleventh power, or a unit with thirty-three ciphers annexed. [See the Note under Numeration.].
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