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cryptanalysis

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.
  2. noun An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.

Similar words

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Word family

cryptanalyses cryptanalytic cryptanalytical

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