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Synonyms for enigma

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Synonyms for enigma

anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret

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Synonyms for enigma

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

a difficult problem

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The only weak link in the "Enigma" ensemble is Burrows.
As she explicates the spiritual essence of the enigma, Todaro-Franceschi goes back to the beginning with her discussion of the tenets of Aquinas and Aristotle, of Genesis, time and energy transformation, of the arguments over Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection, and ultimately asks what, exactly, is nature.
At Enigma, we are focused on providing information and technologies to researchers and clinicians to enable the improvement of brain health, said Rick Hiatt, Chief Executive Officer of Enigma Biomedical Group and President and CEO of Cerveau Technologies, Inc.
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Gaining a first look inside the Enigma machine required us to take over 1,500 separate X-ray radiographs.
Announced a year ago, 'Enigma' was very theatrical as she sang several songs while hovering over the crowd, changed costumes multiple times and also played into the Enigma theme.
Enigma has proven to be a strong partner in the enhancement of BB&T's AML control framework, using advanced analytics with Enigma's data capture and management capabilities to help identify potential money laundering risks.
But in 1961 Joseph Cooper revealed that the "enigma theme" resembled that in the second movement of Mozart's Prague Symphony beginning at measure 35.
But nothing he watched then could ever compare with what he witnessed on December 27, 1941, when, as a 37-year-old naval intelligence officer attached to the Bletchley Park codebreaking centre, he evaded bullets fired at him by German snipers while he clambered on board one of their armed trawlers beached on Vagsoy Island, off the coast of Norway, so that he could seize her Enigma codebooks.
This week marked 75 years since the capture of code books which enabled Turing and his team to break the German naval Enigma code.
Tomorrow marks 75 years since the capture of codebooks which enabled Turing and his team to break the German naval Enigma code.
The "typewriter" was, in fact, a German Wehrmacht Enigma I, a World War Two cipher machine, and the collector who bought it put it up for sale at the Bucharest auction house Artmark with a starting price of 9,000 euros ($10,300) (www.artmark.ro).
However, new evidence by Cambridge security company Enigma Bridge, reveals that https websites leak information about cyber security management - information that could facilitate exploitation of sensitive data by hackers or government agencies.
Operational data management and intelligence company Enigma revealed on Thursday that it has appointed industry veteran Jamie Bernardin as vice president of Engineering, to bring additional leadership in support of the company's continued growth through new products and use cases.