cypher

cy·pher

C0361400 (sī′fər)n. & v. Variant of cipher.

cypher

(ˈsaɪfə) n, vb a variant spelling of cipher

ci•pher

(ˈsaɪ fər)

n. 1. zero. 2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures. 3. a person or thing of no value or importance; nonentity. 4. a. a secret method of writing, as by code. b. writing done by such a method; a coded message. 5. the key to a secret method of writing. 6. a combination of letters, as the initials of a name; monogram. v.i. 7. to use figures or numerals arithmetically. 8. to write in or as in cipher. v.t. 9. to calculate numerically; figure. 10. to convert into cipher; encipher. Also, esp. Brit., cypher. [1350–1400; Middle English siphre < Medieval Latin ciphra < Arabic ṣifr empty, zero; translation of Skt śūnyā empty] ci′pher•a•ble, adj. ci′pher•er, n.

cypher

Past participle: cyphered
Gerund: cyphering

Imperative
cypher
cypher

Present
I cypher
you cypher
he/she/it cyphers
we cypher
you cypher
they cypher

Preterite
I cyphered
you cyphered
he/she/it cyphered
we cyphered
you cyphered
they cyphered

Present Continuous
I am cyphering
you are cyphering
he/she/it is cyphering
we are cyphering
you are cyphering
they are cyphering

Present Perfect
I have cyphered
you have cyphered
he/she/it has cyphered
we have cyphered
you have cyphered
they have cyphered

Past Continuous
I was cyphering
you were cyphering
he/she/it was cyphering
we were cyphering
you were cyphering
they were cyphering

Past Perfect
I had cyphered
you had cyphered
he/she/it had cyphered
we had cyphered
you had cyphered
they had cyphered

Future
I will cypher
you will cypher
he/she/it will cypher
we will cypher
you will cypher
they will cypher

Future Perfect
I will have cyphered
you will have cyphered
he/she/it will have cyphered
we will have cyphered
you will have cyphered
they will have cyphered

Future Continuous
I will be cyphering
you will be cyphering
he/she/it will be cyphering
we will be cyphering
you will be cyphering
they will be cyphering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cyphering
you have been cyphering
he/she/it has been cyphering
we have been cyphering
you have been cyphering
they have been cyphering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cyphering
you will have been cyphering
he/she/it will have been cyphering
we will have been cyphering
you will have been cyphering
they will have been cyphering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cyphering
you had been cyphering
he/she/it had been cyphering
we had been cyphering
you had been cyphering
they had been cyphering

Conditional
I would cypher
you would cypher
he/she/it would cypher
we would cypher
you would cypher
they would cypher

Past Conditional
I would have cyphered
you would have cyphered
he/she/it would have cyphered
we would have cyphered
you would have cyphered
they would have cyphered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cypher - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number0, nought, zero, cipherdigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	cypher - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cipherrelative quantity - a quantity relative to some purposenihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"
	3.	cypher - a person of no influencenobody, nonentity, ciphercommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlepip-squeak, small fry, squirt - someone who is small and insignificantjackanapes, whippersnapper, lightweight - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
	4.	cypher - a secret method of writing cryptograph, secret code, ciphercode - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
	5.	cypher - a message written in a secret code ciphermessage - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"
Verb	1.	cypher - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"cipher, encipher, encrypt, write in code, code, inscribeencode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally"
	2.	cypher - make a mathematical calculation or computationcompute, calculate, cipher, figure, reckon, work outmath, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementreason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity"work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"extract - calculate the root of a numberprocess - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"recalculate - calculate anew; "The costs had to be recalculated"average out, average - compute the average offactor, factor in, factor out - resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"fraction, divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"interpolate, extrapolate - estimate the value ofdifferentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivativeintegrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integrationsurvey - plot a map of (land)estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"budget - make a budgetcapitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an incomesolve, resolve - find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"