# Generator competition on a held-out fingerprint battery

> Run 4 times on the site, with every result.

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Method · simulation-based inference

# Generator competition on a held-out fingerprint battery

**Simulation-based inference** Version **1.0** Licence **MIT4** runsUsed on **1** mystery

## Questions it answers

- [What procedure reproduces its statistics?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG6T5R6RRQ/what-procedure-reproduces-its-statistics)

## Code Python

[Download module (.py)](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/8269c1f9df21232c37a15d7bc6b7facfa8e1607d855566ec1f9904947828e78f.py)`t_generators.py`[View source](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/8269c1f9df21232c37a15d7bc6b7facfa8e1607d855566ec1f9904947828e78f.py)

## Runs and results 4 runs

| Run | Mystery | Measured | Result | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-039 | Voynich | Held-out statistics failed per generator (\|z\|>2) | slot: 12/12; autocopy: 10/12; grille: 11/12; naibbe: 12/12; naibbe_novowel: 12/12; homonull: 10/12; wordletter: 12/12 | 20 simulations each, parameters fitted on training quires | 22 Oct |
| RUN-038 | Voynich | Nearest generator to the manuscript in standardised held-out space | naibbe | Naibbe 6.64 · naibbe_novowel 6.65 · autocopy 6.90 · grille 6.91 · homonull 7.12 · slot 7.22 · wordletter 8.54 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-035 | Voynich | Held-out statistics failed per generator (\|z\|>2) | slot: 12/12; autocopy: 10/12; grille: 12/12; naibbe: 11/12; naibbe_novowel: 11/12; homonull: 10/12; wordletter: 12/12 | 20 simulations each, parameters fitted on training quires | 22 Oct |
| RUN-034 | Voynich | Nearest generator to the manuscript in standardised held-out space | homonull | Homonull 5.74 · grille 6.19 · autocopy 6.35 · slot 6.41 · naibbe 7.45 · naibbe_novowel 7.46 · wordletter 7.50 | 22 Oct |

## Applied to

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

**[Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript)1 dataset** ZL3b transcription

[Download module](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/8269c1f9df21232c37a15d7bc6b7facfa8e1607d855566ec1f9904947828e78f.py)

Category

Simulation-based inference

Version

1.0 · 25 Oct 2026

Licence

MIT

Language

Python

Cite

[BibTeX](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXAYM4J2X/generator-competition-on-a-held-out-fingerprint-battery/cite.bib) · [APA](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXAYM4J2X/generator-competition-on-a-held-out-fingerprint-battery/cite.txt)

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Authors

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