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
  • That was good enough for the system’s main purpose of helping US submarines calculate their own locations as a foundation for making the necessary missile launch calculations to strike their targets.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped.
    — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of calculation
Verb
  • Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside).
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • The company then looked at which chains operate in each state, separating them by the lowest- and highest-priced and then calculating the percentage difference between them.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 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
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Roddey wants more money for schools and less for the city, figuring the city can make up funding through utility sales to incoming companies.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of figuring
Noun
  • State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills.
    — Taylor Carney, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of math
Verb
  • As massive investments in artificial intelligence and data centers have spurred demand for computing hardware, Chinese manufacturers are capitalizing on the opportunity.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • These solar panels would generate 150 kW of peak power and 120 kW of average power for computing.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of computing
Noun
  • The researchers say that this digital silicon technology is easier to scale up than their analog circuit and can also carry out other kinds of computation, such as image generation and simulations of molecules.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • The team also believes programmable metasurfaces could eventually support optical computing, where light performs computations instead of conventional electronic circuits.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of computation
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