| 释义 |
alphametic, n. (and a.)|ælfəˈmɛtɪk|
[f. alphabetic a. + arithmetic n.]
A type of mathematical puzzle in which an arithmetical proposition is expressed using a different letter for some or all of the ten digits, the task being to find what digit each letter stands for. Also attrib. or as adj.
1955J. A. H. Hunter in Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 Dec. 13/7 These alphametics seem set to take the place of crosswords as a new craze... Don't forget that each letter stands for a particular figure. 1965[see pangram]. 1970[see puzzlist]. 1978Creative Computing Nov.–Dec. 110/1 Why not write a single program which accepts as input an alphametic and then solves the alphametic? Ibid. 110/3 What follows is a description of a simplified version of an additive alphametic solver. |