chiffre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cipher noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
- digit noun Any of the ten Arabic numerals (0–9), or a single symbol in a number system.
- encrypted adj Converted into a secure code that can only be read with the correct key or password.
- figure noun A number or numerical value.
- number noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
- numeral noun A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
Senses
chiffre is used for these senses in English:
- digit (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
- encrypted Being in code; having been encrypted.
- figure A numeral.
- number (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
- numeral A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
- numeral (linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
cipher — full definition
- noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
- noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
- verb To convert a message into a secret code.
digit — full definition
- noun Any of the ten Arabic numerals (0–9), or a single symbol in a number system.
- noun A finger or toe.