verb

whiten

Whiten (verb) means (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

verb

(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

To increase the security of an iterated block cipher by steps that combine the data with portions of the key.

To normalize data so that the covariance matrix becomes the identity matrix; i.e., to remove correlations so each variable has unit variance.

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Etymology

From Middle English whitenen, whitnen, from Old Norse hvítna (“to whiten”), from Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną (“to whiten, become white”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwind-, *kwint- (“bright”), equivalent to white + -en. Cognate with Icelandic hvítna (“to whiten”), Swedish vitna, hvitna (“to whiten”), Danish hvidne (“to whiten”). Compare Old English hwītian (“to whiten, become white, be white, make white”).

Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of whiten?

"whiten" (verb) means (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

What are the different meanings of whiten?

"whiten" has 3 main meanings: 1. (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch; 2. To increase the security of an iterated block cipher by steps that combine the data with portions of the key; 3. To normalize data so that the covariance matrix becomes the identity matrix; i.e., to remove correlations so each variable has unit variance.