ciphering 1 of 2

noun

as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value he wasn't very good at ciphering, but he had excellent language skills

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ciphering

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verb

present participle of cipher
as in calculating
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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  1. calculation
  2. calculating
  3. arithmetic
  4. figuring
  5. math
  6. computing
  7. computation
Noun
  • Markets without a closing bell lack the anchor that net asset value calculations, margin requirements and index rebalancing have relied on for as long as those processes have existed.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • For the institution, the calculation is whether keeping the remote possibility of reinstatement alive is worth keeping the controversy alive as well.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of calculation
Verb
  • In Nolan and Hathaway’s interpretation, Penelope is a more calculating power player, keeping at bay the wolfish suitors who show up hoping to take Odysseus’ place and working the angles to preserve her son’s chance of assuming the throne.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • These are employees of Swiss Timing, a sister company of Swiss watchmakers Tissot, first responsible for calculating the Tour’s time gaps in 1988.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of calculating
Noun
  • The summer arithmetic runs the other way across much of the rich world.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • That arithmetic has become increasingly difficult for Japan to fight.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of arithmetic
Verb
  • The teams figuring this out early already have an edge most haven't caught onto yet.
    — Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Reynolds has watched people wipe a kid's nose or change a diaper and then rinse their hands in the pool, figuring the chlorine will handle it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of figuring
Noun
  • The district cited students’ declining math and English language arts proficiency and a drop-off in the number of graduates attending college — despite Oakland Unified Office of Charter Schools staff recommending renewal.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Christian Monterrosa | Bloomberg | Getty Images FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines CEO Robert Isom has a math problem.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of math
Verb
  • The current era of AI research requires massive amounts of computing power.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Instead of depending entirely on one central processor, swarm members can contribute to the broader mission using their own onboard computing capabilities.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of computing
Noun
  • The deterministic layer checks computations rather than asking a language model to predict them.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Rather than discarding the extra computation spent searching for better CAD programs, GIFT converts successful and near-successful attempts into new training examples that can later be used to improve the model through fine-tuning.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of computation
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