# List-genre comparison (Latin Library texts)

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

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXBE87Y91/list-genre-comparison-latin-library-texts  
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Method · corpus linguistics

# List-genre comparison (Latin Library texts)

**Corpus linguistics** Version **1.0** Licence **MIT2** runsUsed on **1** mystery

## Questions it answers

- [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/d2a9fd3ec5d706a60df0296ffcbbea17e4aa2bcb790e68f9bc06d6e5f15c9fcf.py)`t_lists.py`[View source](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d2a9fd3ec5d706a60df0296ffcbbea17e4aa2bcb790e68f9bc06d6e5f15c9fcf.py)

## Runs and results 2 runs

| Run | Mystery | Measured | Result | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-040 | Voynich | Order gain (bits/word) of six Latin list-genre texts vs the manuscript at matched length | Apicius 2.32; Cato 1.40; Pliny NH 1 2.54; Isidore 0.63; Isidore 0.78; Hyginus 1.22 | Manuscript at matched lengths: 0.27 · 0.35 · 0.35 · 0.32 · 0.29 · 0.35 · 0.37 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-037 | Voynich | Order gain (bits/word) of six Latin list-genre texts vs the manuscript at matched length | Apicius 2.32; Cato 1.40; Pliny NH 1 2.54; Isidore 0.63; Isidore 0.78; Hyginus 1.22 | Manuscript at matched lengths: 0.27 · 0.35 · 0.35 · 0.32 · 0.29 · 0.35 · 0.37 | 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/d2a9fd3ec5d706a60df0296ffcbbea17e4aa2bcb790e68f9bc06d6e5f15c9fcf.py)

Category

Corpus linguistics

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