Meanings
plural cryptarithms
- Synonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).
Each letter in the cryptarithm represents one of the digits 0 through 9.
2007, Mathematical thinking and quantitative reasoning, page 321 more example
Explain that a cryptarithm is a like a crytogram except that the letters represent numbers.
2012, Sivasailam Thiagarajan, More Jolts! Activities to Wake up and Engage Your ParticipantsSynonyms: alphametic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of alphametic (“type of puzzle”).
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