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Added 9 October 2026

cypher

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cypher at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
A quantity of no importance.
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
A person of no influence.

verb

Convert ordinary language into code.
We should encode the message for security reasons
Make a mathematical calculation or computation.

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