# Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding…

> Ruled out: Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding text predicts the next unit better, on sheets it was…

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# Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding…

Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding text predicts the next unit better, on sheets it was not trained on, as it does in languages.

**Ruled out** Answers **1** questionDeductiveTested0

## Where it stands

**Ruled out** No evidence yet.

## What it predicts

- held-out bits per glyph keep falling as the model's context grows past one word (order 6-8); held-out bits per word fall when the previous word is known (order 2 beats order 1)
- by an amount inside the language range

## Evidence none for · none against

[Glyph entropy is lower than in any of 103 languages](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDKDA0QEB/glyph-entropy-is-lower-than-in-any-of-103-languages)

Established · weighs little · F-010

NEUTRAL

## Tested by 2 runs

| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-018 | held-out bits/glyph at order 1,2,4,6,8 | 3.8944,2.4432,2.2447,2.3618,2.5022 | Lines shuffled: 3.8669,2.272,2.0581,2.1446,2.2818 | See note | 22 Oct |
| RUN-024 | held-out bits/glyph at order 1,2,4,6,8 | 4.0304,2.7036,2.5555,2.7075,2.8533 | Lines shuffled: 4.0202,2.5485,2.381,2.5125,2.6605 | See note | 22 Oct |

## The questions it answers

[How was the text produced on the page?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG6BH02GE7/how-was-the-text-produced-on-the-page)

Most likelyThe line is a unit of the system

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Answer · hypothesis

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Deductive

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[Session 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8C46P04BVW/session-6-phase-2-registered-tests-brute-force-five-surveys) · 22 Oct 2026

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