# Sequence structure: MI decay, compressibility, BPE curve, repeated phrases

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Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFX80W51QQ/sequence-structure-mi-decay-compressibility-bpe-curve  
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Method · information theory

# Sequence structure: MI decay, compressibility, BPE curve, repeated phrases

**Information theory** Version **1.0** Licence **MIT3** runsUsed on **1** mystery

## Questions it answers

- [How was the text produced on the page?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG6BH02GE7/how-was-the-text-produced-on-the-page)
- [Is it a natural language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG27P80HMJ/is-it-a-natural-language)

## Code Python

[Download module (.py)](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/2577d25ac937ab6c6df7be576857d00d3b2d2b01ec260814685d10b70e90abf7.py)`t_sequence.py`[View source](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/2577d25ac937ab6c6df7be576857d00d3b2d2b01ec260814685d10b70e90abf7.py)

## Runs and results 3 runs

| Run | Mystery | Measured | Result | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-025 | Voynich | Repeated 4-grams real/shuffled | 3 | 0 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-006 | Voynich | Repeated word 4-grams | 0 | Pliny 16, Vulgate 257 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-002 | Voynich | Repeated 4-grams real/shuffled | 1 | 0 | 22 Oct |

## Applied to

![Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/78r)

**[Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript)2 datasets** GC2a transcription, ZL3b transcription

[Download module](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/2577d25ac937ab6c6df7be576857d00d3b2d2b01ec260814685d10b70e90abf7.py)

Category

Information theory

Version

1.0 · 25 Oct 2026

Licence

MIT

Language

Python

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Authors

**[apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)** Wrote version 1.0