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- noun The
decipherment of acode .
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I've read the book, and within the novel, the 'codebreaking' aspects apply only to characters in that setting who would not understand apocolyptic language; in fact, within the novel, Jewish rabbis are sought for interpretation, which, as the novel shows in complete agreement with your point, is very simple for them.
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Also, the 'codebreaking' is applicable for 21st century readers who have little of the knowledge that you do when it comes to this area of discipline.
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Cryptanalysis or "codebreaking" refers to the study of how to break into an encrypted message without possession of the key.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Cryptanalysis or "codebreaking" refers to the study of how to break into an encrypted message without possession of the key.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Cryptanalysis or "codebreaking" refers to the study of how to break into an encrypted message without possession of the key.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Cryptanalysis or "codebreaking" refers to the study of how to break into an encrypted message without possession of the key.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Cryptanalysis or "codebreaking" refers to the study of how to break into an encrypted message without possession of the key.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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As you might expect from the title, a lot of the World War Two action focuses on the codebreaking efforts of the allies, as they race to decode German and Japanese transmissions while also hiding from the enemy their successes.
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Various venuesScience Festival, Oxford, Sat to 20 MarFrom codebreaking to parallel universes, more than 50 talks and interactive events.
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He worked in an office, his codebreaking work was instrumental in arresting people in the opposition who were later tortured and killed, but since he did not see the blood it was easy for him to imagine himself doing only office work and not feeling responsible for what happened in the seventies.
A Conversation with Edmundo Paz Soldán about Turing's Delirium 2010
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