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Alphametic

A cryptarithmetic in which the letters used to represent distinct digits are derived from related words or meaningful phrases. The term was coined by Hunter in 1955 (Madachy 1979, p. 178).

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References

Brooke, M. One Hundred & Fifty Puzzles in Crypt-Arithmetic. New York: Dover, 1963.Hunter, J. A. H. and Madachy, J. S. "Alphametics and the Like." Ch. 9 in Mathematical Diversions. New York: Dover, pp. 90-95, 1975.Madachy, J. S. "Alphametics." Ch. 7 in Madachy's Mathematical Recreations. New York: Dover, pp. 178-200, 1979.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Alphametic." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Alphametic.html

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