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polybius square

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
poly-bius square
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character code represented by two sets of six lit torches, used to send messages character by character, in a two point visual fire telegraph. The character code is generated by encoding characters in a grid, where each character generates two numbers, uniquely representing each character as a pair of numbers.

noun

A grid used for fractionating plaintext characters so that they can be represented by a smaller set of symbols.

Etymology

From Polybius + square (“grid”). It was invented by the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.

Inflected Forms

Polybius squares (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

semaphore Morse code

Questions

What does polybius square mean?
A character code represented by two sets of six lit torches, used to send messages character by character, in a two point visual fire telegraph. The character code is generated by encoding characters in a grid, where each character generates two numbers, uniquely representing each character as a pair of numbers.
Where does polybius square come from?
From Polybius + square (“grid”). It was invented by the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.

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