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Answer · Voynich Manuscript

One of 103 languages under simple substitution

The text is one of 103 languages under a one-to-one glyph-to-letter substitution (with or without vowels).

Ruled outAnswers 2 questionsDeductiveTested0

Where it stands

Ruled outNone pieces of evidence for, one against.

What it predicts

  • the best key, fitted on training quires, scores on held-out quires within the planted-key control's tolerance of the language's own text
  • dictionary coverage of decoded held-out words exceeds random keys by more than the control margin

Evidence none for · 1 against

No one-to-one substitution of a known language fits
Established · weighs heavily · F-013
AGAINST

The questions it answers

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). One of 103 languages under simple substitution [Answer ANS0D8FZT0A2P5J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8FZT0A2P5J
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