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by thaumasiotes 1628 days ago
Huh? I immediately assumed the use in cryptography was related to... the normal use. Compare https://www.etymonline.com/word/nonce-word :

> "word coined for a special occasion," and not likely to be wanted again, 1884, from nonce "for a particular purpose" + word (n.).

And despite what you say, I still feel certain that's what's going on. The meaning is identical.

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Sure but I thought above comment meant sequencing in genetic sense so it bore clarifying