Synonyms of ciphering

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ciphering 1 of 2

noun

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as in arithmetic

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 & Similar Words

• arithmetic
• math
• calculation
• mathematics
• computation
• numbers
• figuring
• calculus
• figures
• reckoning
• estimation
• multiplication
• measurement
• number crunching
• subtraction
• addition
• calibration
• assessment
• evaluation
• mensuration
• appraisal
• valuation
• division

ciphering

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculating
• figuring
• computing
• estimating
• measuring
• assessing
• evaluating
• subtracting
• counting
• multiplying
• dividing
• adding
• summing
• reckoning
• deducting
• working out
• gauging
• scaling
• tallying
• averaging
• totalizing
• adding up
• calibrating
• numbering
• recalculating
• appraising
• figuring out
• recomputing
• itemizing
• totaling
• valuing
• figuring in
• gaging
• totalling
• rating
• refiguring
• factoring (in or into or out)
• solving (for)
• allowing (for)