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Playfairian vs Playfair - What's the difference?

playfairian | playfair | Derived terms |

Playfairian is a derived term of playfair.


As a proper noun playfair is

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As a noun playfair is

(cryptography) the , or an encryption using it.

playfairian

Not English

Playfairian has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'playfairian':

pallbearer, polypiarian, pillowbeer, polyprotein, pulverizer, pulveriser

playfair

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (surname)
  • Derived terms

    * Playfair cipher * Playfairian * playfairite

    Noun

    (-)
  • (cryptography) the , or an encryption using it
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year = 1932 , title = , first = Dorothy , last = Sayers , authorlink = Dorothy Sayers , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=uSGWFKOu5hsC&pg=PA336 , passage = Here's a cipher message. Probably Playfair . }}