QuestionsIndus scriptCan statistical measures tell whether an unknown symbol system is writing?Answer
Answer · Indus script
Such measures do not discriminate reliably, so the Indus question cannot be settled from the corpus…
Such measures do not discriminate reliably, so the Indus question cannot be settled from the corpus statistics.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Measures applied to corpora of real writing and real non-linguistic systems overlap.
What would rule it out
- A measure is found that cleanly separates known writing from known non-writing at Indus corpus sizes.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelySuch measures do not discriminate reliably, so the Indus question cannot be settled from the corpus…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Such measures do not discriminate reliably, so the Indus question cannot be settled from the corpus… [Answer ANS0CWY3NDC04F9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY3NDC04F9
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title = {Such measures do not discriminate reliably, so the Indus question cannot be settled from the corpus…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CWY3NDC04F9},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY3NDC04F9}
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