cipher

1. A message written in a secret code (synset 106264369)
   is a type of: message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
   same as: cypher
2. A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number (synset 113764498)
   is a type of: digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
   same as: 0, cypher, nought, zero
3. A quantity of no importance (synset 113762308)
   "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"
   is a type of: relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose
   subtypes:

   • nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
   • bugger all, fanny adams, fuck all, sweet fanny adams - little or nothing at all
   same as: aught, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
4. A person of no influence (synset 109942876)
   is a type of: common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title
   subtypes:

   • pip-squeak, small fry, squirt - someone who is small and insignificant
   • jackanapes, lightweight, whippersnapper - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
   same as: cypher, nobody, nonentity
5. A secret method of writing (synset 106366714)
   is a type of: code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
   same as: cryptograph, cypher, secret code

1. Convert ordinary language into code (synset 200996121)
   "We should encode the message for security reasons"
   is a type of: encode - convert information into code
   same as: code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
2. Make a mathematical calculation or computation (synset 200638921)
   referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
   is a type of: reason - think logically
   subtypes:

   • quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
   • extract - calculate the root of a number
   • process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
   • prorate - divide or assess proportionally
   • miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly
   • recalculate - calculate anew
   • average, average out - compute the average of
   • factor, factor in, factor out - resolve into factors
   • add, add together - make an addition by combining numbers
   • deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction
   • multiply - combine by multiplication
   • divide, fraction - perform a division
   • extrapolate, interpolate - estimate the value of
   • differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative
   • integrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
   • survey - plot a map of (land)
   • approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   • budget - make a budget
   • capitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an income
   • resolve, solve - find the solution
   same as: calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
   verb group: work out - be calculated

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