# The 2010 entropy test classed the symbols with writing and not with random or heraldic systems.

> The 2010 entropy test classed the symbols with writing and not with random or heraldic systems.

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# The 2010 entropy test classed the symbols with writing and not with random or heraldic systems.

The 2010 entropy test classed the symbols with writing and not with random or heraldic systems.

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[The symbols are a writing system, used mainly to record personal names.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/answers/ANS0CQHAH1E1C2V/the-symbols-are-a-writing-system-used-mainly-to-record)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The 2010 entropy test classed the symbols with writing and not with random or heraldic systems. [Evidence EVD0CQHAH986YQ0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQHAH986YQ0
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