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Cryptographic implies math is used, which doesn't seem to be the case here.
by gitgud 7y ago
Cryptographic implies math is used, which doesn't seem to be the case here.
- cycrutchfield 7y agoThat’s a rather restrictive definition of cryptography, don’t you think?
- gitgud 7y agoWell yes strictly speaking it's not just math, but usually it does imply math. What are some examples of cryptography without math of some kind?
- arpa 7y agoCharacter substitution comes to mind, as described in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dancing_Men https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dancing...
- throwthro1029 7y agoThe word is much older than that. > 1650s, "art of writing in secret characters" https://www.etymonline.com/word/cryptography https://www.etymonline.com/word/cryptography