cifra

Definitions of cifra
  1. noun
    act of writing in code or cipher
    synonyms: codificación
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    types:
    recodificación
    converting from one code to another
    decodificación, desciframiento, descodificación
    the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
    type of:
    escritura
    the activity of putting something in written form
  2. noun
    a symbol used to represent a number
    synonyms: número
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    types:
    número arábigo
    one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
    número romano
    a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
    antilogaritmo
    the number of which a given number is the logarithm
    type of:
    símbolo
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
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