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Answer · Voynich Manuscript

Text written in rings round diagrams, and radial text, is written in the same register as…

Text written in rings round diagrams, and radial text, is written in the same register as paragraph text (same word-initial and word-final distributions).

Ruled outAnswers 1 questionDeductiveTested0

Where it stands

Ruled outNone pieces of evidence for, one against.

What it predicts

  • ring and radial words begin with q at the paragraph rate (about 15 %) and with o at the paragraph rate (about 20 %)
  • on the same pages

Evidence none for · 1 against

AGAINST

Tested by 2 runs

RunMeasuredResultAgainstDecisionDate
RUN-011q-initial share, paragraph minus ring, within page6.5 pointsPermutation p=0.0000 (7 pages)Hypothesis not supported (ring text is label-like)22 Oct
RUN-030q-initial share, paragraph minus ring, within page6.0 pointsPermutation p=0.0002 (7 pages)Hypothesis not supported (ring text is label-like)22 Oct

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe line is a unit of the system

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Text written in rings round diagrams, and radial text, is written in the same register as… [Answer ANS0D8FZWP849R0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8FZWP849R0
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