cipher
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪfər/
- Archaic
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- Most recognizably, a cipher is a zero, literally an "O."
- a cipher is zero
So mathematics is about numbers, the cipher, the number.
- So mathematics is about numbers, the cipher, the number.
Examples
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And you know, the, the English word number, mispire is a Hebrew word, cipher is a number.
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A thousand ciphers neatly in a row -
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I often feel like a zero, a nothing, a cipher.
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We can be reduced to ciphers, numbers, statistics, to how we fit into the system.
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Zip, zilch, nada, Nix, cipher, naughty.
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Now implementing search for variable inter nodes based on random numeric ciphers.
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In mathematics, a cipher represents the concept of zero, signifying the absence of quantity.
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The numeral cipher is often used in equations to symbolize nothingness.
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On the number line, a cipher is the point that denotes the value of zero.
Synonyms
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1.0
A number that means nothing or no amount
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5.1
No amount or value, meaning nothing at all
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9.9
Not anything or zero
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8.5
Nothing at all
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8.2
The number written as 0 that shows no value
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cipher originally named the number zero, from the Arabic sifr meaning 'zero' or 'empty'. That's why cipher can mean the numeral that shows 'nothing' in a place value system.