Plural of cipher
regular plural
The plural of cipher is ciphers.
Forms of cipher
| Singular | cipher /ˈsaɪfə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ciphers |
| Countable | countable |
Ciphers in a sentence
- The probability is 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000 — a number having five ciphers of zeros.
- In block ciphers, S-boxes are typically used to obscure the relationship between the key and the ciphertext.From the entry S-box
- Attempting to translate such ciphers wherever she encountered them was Mrs Touchet’s private delight.2023, Zadie Smith, The Fraud, Hamish Hamilton, page 145. From the entry decipherer
- In this section we use two historical ciphers to introduce modular arithmetic with integers.2010, Christof Paar, Jan Pelzl, Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners, Springer, page 13. From the entry modular arithmetic
- In addition to the Enigma ciphers, a number of other telecipher machines were used for high-level communication.1993, Lauren S. Bahr, Bernard Johnston (M.A.), Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index: Volume 7. From the entry telecipher
Meaning of cipher
- noun A numeric character.
- noun Any text character.
- noun A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name.
Questions about the plural of cipher
- What is the plural of cipher?
- The plural of cipher is ciphers.
- Is cipher countable?
- Cipher is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cipher (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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