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ciphering

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Synonyms and Antonyms of ciphering

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

Synonyms of ciphering

arithmetic, calculation, calculus, computation, figures, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning

Words Related to ciphering

addition, division, multiplication, subtraction

calibration, measurement, mensuration

appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, valuation

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