[Ads-l] Is "good at numbers" dated? 0? ('cypher' question)
GUY LETOURNEAU Owner
guy1656 at CENTURYLINK.NET
Wed May 13 12:58:00 UTC 2015
Is 'cypher' still used for 'zero' in any English region or any technical field?
- GLL
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Oxford Dictionaries says it is, whether US or US English:
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/number
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/number
1 (numbers) dated Arithmetic: the boy was adept at numbers
Maybe I'm dated....
Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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