Cypher — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

a quantity of no importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪbɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɛmbˈɑːkmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɛmbˈɑːkmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪbɪdʒ/.

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

zilch figure secret code encipher nil null aught nix zippo nonentity inscribe calculate write in code cryptograph zip encrypt nada code reckon work out goose egg nothing cipher compute

Parts of Speech

noun	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
noun	a quantity of no importance “it looked like nothing I had ever seen before”
noun	a person of no influence
noun	a secret method of writing
noun	a message written in a secret code
verb	convert ordinary language into code “We should encode the message for security reasons”
verb	make a mathematical calculation or computation

Word Forms

zero	verb	adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
cipher	verb	make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher	verb	make a mathematical calculation or computation
code	noun	(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
coder	noun	a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
coding	noun	act of writing in code or cipher
cipher	noun	a message written in a secret code
cypher	noun	a secret method of writing
encryption	noun	the activity of converting data or information into code
calculable	adjective	capable of being calculated or estimated
calculus	noun	the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
calculation	noun	problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
calculator	noun	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
computation	noun	problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
computer	noun	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
reckoner	noun	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
reckoning	noun	problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
figure	noun	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
figurer	noun	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
figuring	noun	problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Chiffre

ein mathematisches Element, das, wenn es zu einer anderen Zahl addiert wird, dieselbe Zahl ergibt

🇫🇷French

zéro

un élément mathématique qui, lorsqu'il est ajouté à un autre nombre, donne le même nombre

🇪🇸Spanish

cifrar

un elemento matemático que cuando se suma a otro número da el mismo número

🇮🇹Italian

cifra

un elemento matematico che se aggiunto a un altro numero produce lo stesso numero

🇳🇱Dutch

coderen

een wiskundig element dat, wanneer het aan een ander getal wordt toegevoegd, hetzelfde getal oplevert

🇵🇹Portuguese

cifra

um elemento matemático que quando adicionado a outro número produz o mesmo número

🇷🇺Russian

шифровать

математический элемент, который при добавлении к другому числу дает то же число

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीजलेख

एक गणितीय तत्व जिसे किसी अन्य संख्या में जोड़ने पर वही संख्या प्राप्त होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাইফার

একটি গাণিতিক উপাদান যা অন্য সংখ্যার সাথে যোগ করলে একই সংখ্যা পাওয়া যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சைபர்

ஒரு கணித உறுப்பு மற்றொரு எண்ணுடன் சேர்க்கப்படும் போது அதே எண்ணைக் கொடுக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సైఫర్

మరొక సంఖ్యకు జోడించినప్పుడు అదే సంఖ్యను అందించే గణిత మూలకం

🇮🇳Marathi

सायफर

एक गणितीय घटक जो दुसऱ्या संख्येत जोडल्यास समान संख्या मिळते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાઇફર

એક ગાણિતિક તત્વ કે જ્યારે બીજી સંખ્યામાં ઉમેરવામાં આવે ત્યારે સમાન સંખ્યા પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಫರ್

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅದೇ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಗಣಿತದ ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈഫർ

മറ്റൊരു സംഖ്യയുമായി ചേർക്കുമ്പോൾ അതേ സംഖ്യ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഗണിത ഘടകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਈਫਰ

ਇੱਕ ਗਣਿਤਿਕ ਤੱਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋੜਨ 'ਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سائفر

ایک ریاضیاتی عنصر جسے دوسرے نمبر میں شامل کرنے پر وہی نمبر حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗号

与另一个数字相加时产生相同数字的数学元素

🇯🇵Japanese

暗号

別の数値に加算すると同じ数値が得られる数学的要素

🇰🇷Korean

암호

다른 수에 더하면 같은 수를 산출하는 수학적 요소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mật mã

một yếu tố toán học khi thêm vào một số khác sẽ cho ra cùng một số

🇹🇭Thai

ไซเฟอร์

องค์ประกอบทางคณิตศาสตร์ที่เมื่อบวกเข้ากับตัวเลขอื่นแล้วจะได้ตัวเลขเท่ากัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

nol

elemen matematika yang jika dijumlahkan dengan bilangan lain akan menghasilkan bilangan yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشفير

عنصر رياضي عند إضافته إلى رقم آخر ينتج نفس الرقم

🇮🇷Persian

رمز

یک عنصر ریاضی که وقتی به عدد دیگری اضافه شود همان عدد را بدست می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

şifre

başka bir sayıya eklendiğinde aynı sayıyı veren matematiksel bir öğe

🇮🇱Hebrew

צופן

אלמנט מתמטי שהוספתו למספר אחר מניב את אותו מספר

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