Meaning of cypher in English

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Verb
cypher
Definitions
1. convert ordinary language into code
Examples
- « We should encode the message for security reasons »
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2. make a mathematical calculation or computation
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Noun
cypher
Definitions
1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
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2. a quantity of no importance
Examples
- « 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 »
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- zero
3. a person of no influence
4. a secret method of writing
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5. a message written in a secret code
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