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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
  • Unlike fragile physical qubits, which suffer rapid calculation decay from environmental noise, logical qubits group multiple physical qubits together using software protocols to ensure computational stability and accuracy.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And while the PitchBook offers a broadly bullish outlook for Kalshi, that calculation is based on a reading of the legal tea leaves that some may view as optimistic.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculation
Verb
  • What the machine is is a non-alive statistical calculating engine located in a cloud.
    — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This relatively new digital tool, the next generation of the SEO audit, goes far beyond calculating your brand’s rank.
    — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculating
Noun
  • But Lynch, 62, said the decision was driven less by nostalgia than by arithmetic.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In payments, the arithmetic is unforgiving, and revenue growth alone tells you almost nothing.
    — Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of arithmetic
Verb
  • First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But figuring it out is an urgent concern here, given Beijing’s evident faith in AI as a magical solution to the country’s deepening economic and social problems, and as an essential tool in the pursuit of global dominance over the United States.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of figuring
Noun
  • What feels worth the money When buying a home feels impossibly far, the math behind a small treat can start to look different.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Learn mathematics with just a pencil and paper to figure out math formulas with no aid of calculators.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of math
Verb
  • Shares of Microsoft are up fractionally Wednesday, bucking the broader market declines and weakness in cloud-computing peers Amazon , Google and Oracle .
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In 2009, Salesforce made history as the first cloud computing company to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of computing
Noun
  • Researchers typically devise decoding algorithms that run either on CPU’s, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or a field-programmable gate array to analyze these syndromes and then apply a correction to the computation.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • These themes change from time to time and have included the computations needed for the 1969 lunar landing and the role of play in scientific and mathematical discovery.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of computation
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“Ciphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ciphering. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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