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noun

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as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it remember to put the cipher after the decimal point

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as in dwarf
a person of no importance or influence it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature

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verb

as in to figure
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total

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“Cipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cipher. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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