# Each herbal page opens with its plant's name

> Most likely: Each herbal page opens with a page-specific word, the name of its plant, as herbal entries do.

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# Each herbal page opens with its plant's name

Each herbal page opens with a page-specific word, the name of its plant, as herbal entries do.

**Most likely** Answers **2** questionsAbductiveTested0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its test on the held-back half supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- On half C, the first word of an herbal page occurs on no other page more often than the other words of its first line, and more than in Latin laid in the same lines.

## What would rule it out

- First words no more page-specific than the rest of the line.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Herbal pages open with a word found on no other page](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDYWG2XHY/herbal-pages-open-with-a-word-found-on-no-other-page)

Established · weighs heavily · F-114

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## Tested by 1 run

| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-242 | herbal pages (half C): first word unique to its page vs rest of first line | 0.71 vs 0.31 (n 62) | Latin same layout 0.18 vs 0.24 | Supported | 22 Oct |

## The questions it answers

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**ANS** 0D8G03967MY1

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Answer · hypothesis

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Abductive, from the llm method

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3 of 3 passed

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