multiply vs cipher

cipher vs multiply

multiply is not a noun while cipher is a noun.

multiply and cipher both are verbs.

multiply is an adverb but cipher is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
multiply	No	No	Yes	Yes
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cipher is a hypernym of multiply; that is, cipher is a word with a broader meaning than multiply:

multiply: combine by multiplication
cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation

Other hypernyms of multiply include calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.

multiply (noun)	cipher (noun)
	a secret method of writing
	a message written in a secret code
	a person of no influence
	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

multiply (verb)	cipher (verb)
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)	make a mathematical calculation or computation
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant	convert ordinary language into code
combine or increase by multiplication
make multiple copies of
combine by multiplication

multiply (adverb)	cipher (adverb)
in several ways; in a multiple manner

Difference between multiply and cipher

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