# Normalised compression distance clustering of pages

> Run 10 times on the site, with every result.

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# Normalised compression distance clustering of pages

**Information theory** Version **1.0** Licence **MIT10** runsUsed on **1** mystery

## How it works

Compared with: Latin of the manuscript's genres, slot-grammar text and the manuscript shuffled across pages, all in the same lines.

## Code Python

[Download module (.py)](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/6095de8e2036e54a55c5f24cb35689316b29c9042b9ec9d64cf9f48f8ed40168.py)`methods_ind.py`[View source](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/6095de8e2036e54a55c5f24cb35689316b29c9042b9ec9d64cf9f48f8ed40168.py)

## Runs and results 10 runs · 6 shown

| Run | Mystery | Measured | Result | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-205 | Voynich | Bifolio z | 0.36 | Latin 0.37 · slot -0.67 · shuffled 0.68 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-204 | Voynich | Clusters follow the quires | 0.371 | Latin 0.296 · slot 0.292 · shuffled 0.266 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-203 | Voynich | Clusters follow the scribes | 0.4 | Latin 0.304 · slot 0.325 · shuffled 0.302 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-202 | Voynich | Clusters follow Currier's languages | 0.322 | Latin 0.217 · slot 0.27 · shuffled 0.252 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-201 | Voynich | Clusters follow the sections | 0.608 | Latin 0.554 · slot 0.522 · shuffled 0.485 | 22 Oct |
| RUN-115 | Voynich | Bifolio z | 0.35 | Latin -0.64 · slot -1.67 · shuffled -0.63 | 22 Oct |

## Applied to

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

**[Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript)3 datasets** Exploration split, Latin genre texts, ZL3b transcription

[Download module](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/6095de8e2036e54a55c5f24cb35689316b29c9042b9ec9d64cf9f48f8ed40168.py)

Category

Information theory

Version

1.0 · 25 Oct 2026

Licence

MIT

Language

Python

Cite

[BibTeX](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXEC03D13/normalised-compression-distance-clustering-of-pages/cite.bib) · [APA](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXEC03D13/normalised-compression-distance-clustering-of-pages/cite.txt)

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Authors

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