# Glyph entropy is lower than in any of 103 languages

> Glyph conditional entropy is 2.13 bits (EVA) / 2.26 (glyph units), below every one of 103 languages (min 2.51); single-glyph entropy normal.

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# Glyph entropy is lower than in any of 103 languages

Glyph conditional entropy is 2.13 bits (EVA) / 2.26 (glyph units), below every one of 103 languages (min 2.51); single-glyph entropy normal.

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## What it bears on 6 answers

[A natural language in an invented script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G048E3AAR/a-natural-language-in-an-invented-script)

Still possible · weighs heavily · H-TH-LANG

AGAINST

[A natural language spelled letter by letter](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZSRG21D7/a-natural-language-spelled-letter-by-letter)

Ruled out · weighs some · H-LANG-ANY

AGAINST

[Heavily abbreviated Latin or vernacular](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03RT3STZ/heavily-abbreviated-latin-or-vernacular)

Still possible · weighs little · H-G-ABBREVIATION

FOR

[Latin or a vernacular under a table cipher](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04G82R7C/latin-or-a-vernacular-under-a-table-cipher)

Still possible · weighs little · H-TH-CIPHER

FOR

[No plaintext: composed freely by hand](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04ZW0AK0/no-plaintext-composed-freely-by-hand)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GLOSSOLALIA

FOR

[Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZY544WRM/predictive-information-reaches-beyond-the-word-a-model-that)

Ruled out · weighs little · H-STRUCT-CONTEXT

NEUTRAL

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Glyph entropy is lower than in any of 103 languages [Evidence EVD0D8GDKDA0QEB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDKDA0QEB
```

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