Question

determining word meaning. despite the enormous strength of rsa and other modern ciphers, cryptanalysts are still able to play a valuable role in intelligence gathering. —the code book, simon singh. what part of speech is cryptanalysts? noun. what signals the part of speech for cryptanalysts? what does cryptanalysts mean?

Explanation:

In English grammar, nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. "Cryptanalysts" refers to people who engage in cryptanalysis (the study of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers). In the sentence "Despite the enormous strength of RSA and other modern ciphers, cryptanalysts are still able to play a valuable role in intelligence - gathering", "cryptanalysts" is the subject of the sentence and acts as a noun. Also, in English, subjects (nouns or noun - phrases) usually come before verbs, and here "are" is the verb following "cryptanalysts".

Answer:

What part of speech is cryptanalysts? - noun
What signals the part of speech for cryptanalysts? - It comes before a verb.
What does cryptanalysts mean? - People who engage in cryptanalysis.