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  2. Numeronym - Wikipedia

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    A numeronym is a word, usually an abbreviation, composed partially or wholly of numerals.The term can be used to describe several different number-based constructs, but it most commonly refers to a contraction in which all letters between the first and last of a word are replaced with the number of omitted letters (for example, "i18n" for "internationalization"). [1]

  3. Diceware - Wikipedia

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    That number is then used to look up a word in a cryptographic word list. In the original Diceware list 43146 corresponds to munch. By generating several words in sequence, a lengthy passphrase can thus be constructed randomly. A Diceware word list is any list of 6 5 = 7 776 unique words, preferably ones the user will find easy to spell and to ...

  4. Ambigram - Wikipedia

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    Because the number 5 is approximately shaped like the letter S, the number 6 like a lowercase b, the number 9 like the letter g, it is possible to play on these similarities to design ambigrams. A good example is the Sochi 2014 (Olympic games) logo where the four glyphs contained in 2014 are exact symmetries of the four letters S, o, i and h ...

  5. List of numeral system topics - Wikipedia

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    Japanese numerals – Number words used in the Japanese language; Korean numerals – Numbers in traditional Korean ... Myriad – Order of magnitude name for 10,000;

  6. List of random number generators - Wikipedia

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    A modification of Lagged-Fibonacci generators. A SWB generator is the basis for the RANLUX generator, [19] widely used e.g. for particle physics simulations. Maximally periodic reciprocals: 1992 R. A. J. Matthews [20] A method with roots in number theory, although never used in practical applications. KISS: 1993 G. Marsaglia [21]

  7. Mnemonic major system - Wikipedia

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    Numzi - free web application for converting numbers to words/phrases and vice versa using the Major System. Covers the English language with over 220,000 words. Numzi also has an iOS app which is a portable Major System number-word converter. 2Know is free Windows software for converting numbers to words (English, German, French).

  8. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    The name of a number 10 3n+3, where n is greater than or equal to 1000, is formed by concatenating the names of the numbers of the form 10 3m+3, where m represents each group of comma-separated digits of n, with each but the last "-illion" trimmed to "-illi-", or, in the case of m = 0, either "-nilli-" or "-nillion". [17]

  9. Hexspeak - Wikipedia

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    Hexspeak is a novelty form of variant English spelling using the hexadecimal digits. Created by programmers as memorable magic numbers, hexspeak words can serve as a clear and unique identifier with which to mark memory or data.