# Canonical-order (sorted anagram) test

> Run 2 times on the site, with every result.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFX9FR7TJ7/canonical-order-sorted-anagram-test  
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# Canonical-order (sorted anagram) test

**Cryptanalysis** Version **1.0** Licence **MIT2** runsUsed on **1** mystery

## Questions it answers

- [Is it a cipher of a known language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG2PB04SQP/is-it-a-cipher-of-a-known-language)

## Code Python

[Download module (.py)](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/e615a875c723a808f9986efae6d42182081da27508ca599449ac88297cfab7ef.py)`t_order.py`[View source](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/e615a875c723a808f9986efae6d42182081da27508ca599449ac88297cfab7ef.py)

## Runs and results 2 runs

| Run | Mystery | Measured | Result | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-029 | Voynich | Share of words monotone under the best single ranking of units | 0.537 | Within-word shuffle 0.134 · languages 0.095-0.323 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-013 | Voynich | Share of words monotone under the best single ranking of units | 0.443 | Within-word shuffle 0.092 · languages 0.095-0.323 | 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/e615a875c723a808f9986efae6d42182081da27508ca599449ac88297cfab7ef.py)

Category

Cryptanalysis

Version

1.0 · 25 Oct 2026

Licence

MIT

Language

Python

Cite

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Authors

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