cipher - noun

a message written in a secret code

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

a quantity of no importance

a person of no influence

a secret method of writing

cipher - verb

• convert ordinary language into code
• make a mathematical calculation or computation

cipher - thesaurus

aught   calculate   code   compute   cryptograph   cypher   encipher   encrypt   figure   inscribe   nada   naught   nil   nix   nobody   nonentity   nothing   nought   null   reckon   zero   zilch   zip   zippo