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cifra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basis noun The foundation or starting point for an argument, theory, or decision.
  • 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.
  • 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

cifra is used for these senses in English:

  • basis (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
  • cipher A numeric character.
  • digit (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
  • 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 (linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

basis — full definition

  1. noun The foundation or starting point for an argument, theory, or decision.
  2. noun A regular pattern or frequency with which something is done.

cipher — full definition

  1. noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
  2. noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
  3. verb To convert a message into a secret code.

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