ciphering
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“They will occupy historians of Britain and Europe and students of the French language and early modern ciphering techniques for many years to come,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
He used intricate script to write in a ciphering book, which was kept by students of the day to progress through the entirety of their mathematics education.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
He expressed his ciphering talent in an addendum to a letter his wife wrote on July 14, 1897.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2021
This reminds us of when some big, musty steamer trunk of a bill gets plopped down in Congress and the poor folks at the Congressional Budget Office get to ciphering.
From Fox News ● May 5, 2020
I axed Syl, “So you learnt how to do ciphering in that school?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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